Psalms 16
1 A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.
God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
2 Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou [art];' My good [is] not for thine own sake;
I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in them.
Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
4 Multiplied are their griefs, [Who] have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.
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.
5 Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou — Thou dost uphold my lot.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and you give me great blessings. You protect me and control what happens to me.
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance [is] for me.
Yahweh has given me a wonderful place in which to live; I am delighted with all the things that he has given me [MET].
7 I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
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.
8 I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because — at my right hand I am not moved.
I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
9 Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh dwelleth confidently:
Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
10 For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
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)
11 Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys [is] with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!
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).
