Psalms 16
1 A Precious Psalm of David. Preserve me, O GOD, for I have sought refuge in thee.
God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
2 Thou hast said unto Yahweh, My Lord, art thou! My goodness, mounteth not unto thee.
I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
3 It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his delight
Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
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.
Those who choose to worship other gods will have many things that cause them to be sad. I will not join them when they make sacrifices [to their gods]; I will not even join them when they speak [MTY] the names of their gods.
5 Yahweh, is mine allotted portion and my cup, Thou, art maintaining my lot.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and you give me great blessings. You protect me and control what happens to me.
6 The lines, have fallen unto me, in pleasant places, Verily an inheritance that delighteth me.
Yahweh has given me a wonderful place in which to live; I am delighted with all the things that he has given me [MET].
7 I will bless Yahweh, who hath counselled me, —Surely, by night, shall mine impulses admonish me.
I will praise Yahweh, the one who teaches/disciplines me; even at night [he] you put in my mind what is right for me to do.
8 I have set Yahweh before me continually, because he is on my right hand, I shall not be shaken!
I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
9 Therefore, hath my heart rejoiced, and mine honour exulted, Yea, my flesh, shall settle down securely;
Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
10 For thou wilt not abandon my soul to hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy man of lovingkindness, to see corruption: (Sheol h7585)
because you, Yahweh, will not allow my soul/spirit to remain in the place where the dead people are; you will not allow me, your godly one, to stay there. (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 will show me the road that leads to [receiving eternal] life, and you will make me joyful when I am with you. I will have pleasure forever when I am (at your right hand/seated next to you).
