Psalms 16
1 God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
“A Michtham of David.” Preserve me, O God; for I have placed my trust in thee.
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 the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my happiness is not without thee;
3 Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
[But] in the saints who are on the earth, and in the excellent—in them 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.
Multiplied shall be the sorrows of those who give presents to another god: I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor bear their names upon 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.
Thou, O Lord, art the portion of my inheritance, and my cup; thou hast drawn 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].
My possessions are fallen in agreeable places: yea, my heritage is pleasant to me.
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 hath given me counsel: also in the night seasons my reins admonish me.
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 always set the Lord before me, that, being at my right hand, I might not be moved.
9 Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
Therefore is rejoiced my heart, and my spirit is glad: also my flesh shall rest in safety.
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 abandon my soul to the grave: thou wilt not suffer thy pious [servant] 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 let me know the path of life: fulness of joy is in thy presence; pleasures are at thy right hand for evermore.
