Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
`Of the meke and symple, the salm of Dauid. Lord, kepe thou me, for Y haue hopid in thee;
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
Y seide to the Lord, Thou art my God, for thou hast no nede of my goodis.
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
To the seyntis that ben in the lond of hym; he made wondurful alle my willis in hem.
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.
The sikenessis of hem ben multiplied; aftirward thei hastiden. I schal not gadire togidere the conuenticulis, `ethir litle couentis, of hem of bloodis; and Y schal not be myndeful of her names bi my lippis.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
The Lord is part of myn eritage, and of my passion; thou art, that schalt restore myn eritage to me.
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
Coordis felden to me in ful clere thingis; for myn eritage is ful cleer to me.
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
I schal blesse the Lord, that yaf vndurstondyng to me; ferthermore and my reynes blameden me `til to nyyt.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
I purueide euere the Lord in my siyt; for he is on the riythalf to me, that Y be not moued.
9 Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
For this thing myn herte was glad, and my tunge ioyede fulli; ferthermore and my fleisch schal reste in hope.
For thou schalt not forsake my soule in helle; nether thou schalt yyue thin hooli to se corrupcioun. (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 maad knowun to me the weies of lijf; thou schalt fille me of gladnesse with thi cheer; delityngis ben in thi riythalf `til in to the ende.
