Psalms 16
1 God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
A writing of David. Keep me, O Lord; for I have hoped in you.
2 I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
I said to the Lord, You are my Lord; for you has no need of my goodness.
3 Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
On behalf of the saints that are in his land, he has magnified all his pleasure in them.
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 weaknesses have been multiplied; afterward they hasted. I will by no means assemble their bloody meetings, neither will I make mention of their names with 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.
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: you are he that restores my inheritance to me.
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 have fallen to me in the best places, yes, I have a most excellent 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 the Lord who has instructed me; my reins too have chastened me even till night.
8 I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
I foresaw the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
9 Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
Therefore my heart rejoiced an my tongue exulted; moreover also my flesh 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)
because you will not leave my soul in hell, neither will you suffer your 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).
You have made known to me the ways of life; you will fill me with joy with your countenance: at your right hand [there are] delights for ever.
