Psalms 16
1 God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
2 I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
3 Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] 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 griefs are multiplied, [who] have hurried backward; I do not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, Nor do I take up their names on 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 my share, and of my cup, You uphold 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].
Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for 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 bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct 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 placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
9 Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
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 You do not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor give 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 cause me to know the path of life; In Your presence [is] fullness of joys, Pleasant things [are] by Your right hand forever!
