Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee';
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom 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.
Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
O LORD, 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 the LORD, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons 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 the LORD always before me; surely 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 is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety;
For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit. (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 makest me to know the path of life; in Thy presence is fulness of joy, in Thy right hand bliss for evermore.
