Psalmorum 16
1 Psalmus David. Conserva me Domine, quoniam speravi in te.
[A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 Dixi Domino: Deus meus es tu, quoniam bonorum meorum non eges.
I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3 Sanctis, qui sunt in terra eius, mirificavit omnes voluntates meas in eis.
As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 Multiplicatae sunt infirmitates eorum: postea acceleraverunt. Non congregabo conventicula eorum de sanguinibus: nec memor ero nominum eorum per labia mea.
Their sorrows will multiply who pay a dowry for another. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
5 Dominus pars hereditatis meae, et calicis mei: tu es, qui restitues hereditatem meam mihi.
The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 Funes ceciderunt mihi in praeclaris: etenim hereditas mea praeclara est mihi.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
7 Benedicam Dominum, qui tribuit mihi intellectum: insuper et usque ad noctem increpuerunt me renes mei.
I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 Providebam Dominum in conspectu meo semper: quoniam a dextris est mihi, ne commovear.
I have put the LORD before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
9 Propter hoc laetatum est cor meum, et exultavit lingua mea: insuper et caro mea requiescet in spe.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 Quoniam non derelinques animam meam in inferno: nec dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem. (Sheol h7585)
For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 Notas mihi fecisti vias vitae, adimplebis me laetitia cum vultu tuo: delectationes in dextera tua usque in finem.
You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
