Psalms 16
1 A miktam of David protect me O God for I have taken refuge in you.
A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 You [fem] said to Yahweh [are the] Lord you good my not [is] on you.
I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
3 To [the] holy [ones] who [are] in the land they and [the] majestic [ones] [whom] all delight my [is] in them.
Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
4 They will increase sorrows their [those who] another [god] they hurried after not I will pour out drink offerings their from blood and not I will take names their on lips my.
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 Yahweh [is] [the] portion of possession my and cup my you [are] holding lot my.
The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
6 Boundary lines they have fallen to me in pleasant [places] also an inheritance it is beautiful on me.
The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
7 I will bless Yahweh who he has counseled me also nights they have instructed me kidneys my.
I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
8 I have placed Yahweh to before me continually for [he is] from right [hand] my not I will be shaken.
I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
9 Therefore - it is glad heart my and it rejoiced honor my also body my it will dwell to security.
So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
10 For - not you will abandon life my to Sheol not you will permit faithful [one] your to see [the] pit. (Sheol h7585)
For you will not give me up to Sheol nor let any who love you see the pit. (Sheol h7585)
11 You will make known to me [the] path of life abundance of gladness [are] with presence your pleasant [things] [are] at right [hand] your perpetuity.
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.
