Psalms 16
1 Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
The inscription of a title to David himself. Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put trust in thee.
2 [O my soul], thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee;
I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods.
3 [But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight.
To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my desires in them.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied [that] hasten [after] another [god: ] their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Their infirmities were multiplied: afterwards they made haste. I will not gather together their meetings for blood offerings: nor will I be mindful of their names by my lips.
5 The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places; ] yea, I have a goodly heritage.
The lines are fallen unto me in goodly places: for my inheritance is goodly to me.
7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understanding: moreover my reins also have corrected me even till night.
8 I have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I set the Lord always in my sight: for he is at my right hand, that I be not moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Therefore my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; nor wilt then give thy holy one to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand are delights even to the end.
