Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
A Precious Psalm of David. Preserve me, O GOD, for I have sought refuge in thee.
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
Thou hast said unto Yahweh, My Lord, art thou! My goodness, mounteth not unto thee.
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his 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 multiply their idols—another, have they purchased! I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor will I take up their names on my lips.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
Yahweh, is mine allotted portion and my cup, Thou, art maintaining my lot.
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
The lines, have fallen unto me, in pleasant places, Verily an inheritance that delighteth me.
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
I will bless Yahweh, who hath counselled me, —Surely, by night, shall mine impulses admonish me.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
I have set Yahweh before me continually, because he is on my right hand, I shall not be shaken!
9 Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
Therefore, hath my heart rejoiced, and mine honour exulted, Yea, my flesh, shall settle down securely;
For thou wilt not abandon my soul to hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy man of lovingkindness, 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 cause me to know, the path of life, —Fulness of joys before thee, Pleasures at thy right hand evermore.
