Psalms 16
1 God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
2 I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
O my soul, thou hast said unto Yhwh, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
3 Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4 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.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
5 Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and you give me great blessings. You protect me and control what happens to me.
Yhwh is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6 Yahweh has given me a wonderful place in which to live; I am delighted with all the things that he has given me [MET].
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 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.
I will bless Yhwh, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
I have set Yhwh always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 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)
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
11 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).
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
