Psalms 16
1 “A Michtham of David.” Preserve me, O God; for I have placed my trust in thee.
Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
2 [O my soul], thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my happiness is not without thee;
[O my soul], thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee;
3 [But] in the saints who are on the earth, and in the excellent—in them is all my delight.
[But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight.
4 Multiplied shall be the sorrows of those who give presents to another god: I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor bear their names upon my lips.
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.
5 Thou, O Lord, art the portion of my inheritance, and my cup; thou hast drawn my lot.
The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6 My possessions are fallen in agreeable places: yea, my heritage is pleasant to me.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places; ] yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: also in the night seasons my reins admonish me.
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I have always set the Lord before me, that, being at my right hand, I might not be moved.
I have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore is rejoiced my heart, and my spirit is glad: also my flesh shall rest in safety.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not abandon my soul to the grave: thou wilt not suffer thy pious [servant] to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou wilt let me know the path of life: fulness of joy is in thy presence; pleasures are at thy right hand for evermore.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
