Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with 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.
Those who choose to worship other gods will have many things that cause them to be sad. I will not join them when they make sacrifices [to their gods]; I will not even join them when they speak [MTY] the names of their gods.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and you give me great blessings. You protect me and control what happens to me.
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
Yahweh has given me a wonderful place in which to live; I am delighted with all the things that he has given me [MET].
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
I will praise Yahweh, the one who teaches/disciplines me; even at night [he] you put in my mind what is right for me to do.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
9 Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
because you, Yahweh, will not allow my soul/spirit to remain in the place where the dead people are; you will not allow me, your godly one, to stay there. (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!
You will show me the road that leads to [receiving eternal] life, and you will make me joyful when I am with you. I will have pleasure forever when I am (at your right hand/seated next to you).
