Psalms 16
1 A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
2 I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
3 Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
4 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.
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
5 The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
7 I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
8 I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 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.
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
