Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for I trust in thee.
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
Thou [my soul] hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee; —
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent [thou hast said], In them is all my delight.
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.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
I will bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
I have set Jehovah continually before me; because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in hope.
For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption. (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!
Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
