Psalms 16
1 A Precious Psalm of David. Preserve me, O GOD, for I have sought refuge in thee.
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
2 Thou hast said unto Yahweh, My Lord, art thou! My goodness, mounteth not unto thee.
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
3 It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his delight
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
4 They multiply their idols—another, have they purchased! I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor will I take up their names 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 Yahweh, is mine allotted portion and my cup, Thou, art maintaining my lot.
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
6 The lines, have fallen unto me, in pleasant places, Verily an inheritance that delighteth me.
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
7 I will bless Yahweh, who hath counselled me, —Surely, by night, shall mine impulses admonish me.
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
8 I have set Yahweh before me continually, because he is on my right hand, I shall not be shaken!
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore, hath my heart rejoiced, and mine honour exulted, Yea, my flesh, shall settle down securely;
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
10 For thou wilt not abandon my soul to hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy man of lovingkindness, to see corruption: (Sheol h7585)
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou wilt cause me to know, the path of life, —Fulness of joys before thee, Pleasures at thy right 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.
