Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
“A psalm off David.” Preserve me, O God! for to thee do I look for help.
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
I have said to Jehovah, Thou art my Lord; I have no happiness beyond thee!
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
The holy that are in the land, and the excellent, —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.
They who hasten after other gods shall have multiplied sorrows; Their drink-offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
Jehovah is my portion and my cup; Thou wilt maintain my lot!
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
My portion hath fallen to me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly inheritance.
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
I will bless the LORD, who careth for me; Yea, in the night my heart admonisheth me.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
I set the LORD before me at all times; Since he is at my right hand, I shall not fall.
9 Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
Therefore my heart is glad, and my spirit rejoiceth; Yea, my flesh dwelleth in security.
For thou wilt not give me up to the underworld; Nor wilt thou suffer thy holy 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 wilt show me the path of life; In thy presence is fulness of joy; At thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
