< Psalms 16 >
1 [A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3 As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows will multiply who pay a dowry for another. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
7 I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have put the LORD before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Sheol )
11 You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
