Psalms 16
1 Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
`Of the meke and symple, the salm of Dauid. Lord, kepe thou me, for Y haue hopid in thee;
2 [O my soul], thou hast said to the LORD, Thou [art] my LORD: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee;
Y seide to the Lord, Thou art my God, for thou hast no nede of my goodis.
3 [But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight.
To the seyntis that ben in the lond of hym; he made wondurful alle my willis in hem.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied [that] hasten [after] another [god]: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names into my lips.
The sikenessis of hem ben multiplied; aftirward thei hastiden. I schal not gadire togidere the conuenticulis, `ethir litle couentis, of hem of bloodis; and Y schal not be myndeful of her names bi my lippis.
5 The LORD [is] the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
The Lord is part of myn eritage, and of my passion; thou art, that schalt restore myn eritage to me.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant [places]; yes, I have a goodly heritage.
Coordis felden to me in ful clere thingis; for myn eritage is ful cleer to me.
7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night season.
I schal blesse the Lord, that yaf vndurstondyng to me; ferthermore and my reynes blameden me `til to nyyt.
8 I have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I purueide euere the Lord in my siyt; for he is on the riythalf to me, that Y be not moued.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
For this thing myn herte was glad, and my tunge ioyede fulli; ferthermore and my fleisch schal reste in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
For thou schalt not forsake my soule in helle; nether thou schalt yyue thin hooli to se corrupcioun. (Sheol h7585)
11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fullness of joy; at thy right hand [are] pleasures for evermore.
Thou hast maad knowun to me the weies of lijf; thou schalt fille me of gladnesse with thi cheer; delityngis ben in thi riythalf `til in to the ende.
