Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
The inscription of a title to David himself. Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put trust in thee.
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods.
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my desires in them.
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 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 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold 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 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
The lines are fallen unto me in goodly places: for my inheritance is goodly to me.
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understanding: moreover my reins also have corrected me even till night.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not 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 has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
Therefore my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; nor wilt then give 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 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.
