Psalms 16
1 [A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I said to YHWH, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
3 As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
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.
Those who choose other gods find endless sorrow. In their offerings of blood I will have no part nor take their name on my lips.
5 YHWH is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
7 I will bless YHWH, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
8 I have put YHWH before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
10 For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Sheol h7585)
For you will not give me up to Sheol nor let any who love you see the pit. (Sheol h7585)
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.
You will show me the path that leads to life, to that fulness of joy which is in your presence, and the pleasures dispensed by your hand evermore.
