Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
4 Their griefs are multiplied, [who] have hurried backward; I do not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 You cause me to know the path of life; In Your presence [is] fullness of joys, Pleasant things [are] by Your right hand forever!
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
