Psalmorum 16
1 tituli inscriptio ipsi David conserva me Domine quoniam in te speravi
A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 dixi Domino Dominus meus es tu quoniam bonorum meorum non eges
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
3 sanctis qui sunt in terra eius mirificavit mihi; omnes voluntates meas in eis
Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.”
4 multiplicatae sunt infirmitates eorum postea adceleraverunt non congregabo conventicula eorum de sanguinibus nec memor ero nominum eorum per labia mea
Those who choose other gods find endless sorrow. In their offerings of blood I will have no part nor take their name on my lips.
5 Dominus pars hereditatis meae et calicis mei tu es qui restitues hereditatem meam mihi
The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
6 funes ceciderunt mihi in praeclaris etenim hereditas mea praeclara est mihi
The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
7 benedicam Domino qui tribuit mihi intellectum insuper et usque ad noctem increpaverunt me renes mei
I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
8 providebam Dominum in conspectu meo semper quoniam a dextris est mihi ne commovear
I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
9 propter hoc laetatum est cor meum et exultavit lingua mea insuper et caro mea requiescet in spe
So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
10 quoniam non derelinques animam meam in inferno non dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem (Sheol h7585)
For you will not give me up to Sheol nor let any who love you see the pit. (Sheol h7585)
11 notas mihi fecisti vias vitae adimplebis me laetitia cum vultu tuo delectatio in dextera tua usque in finem
You will show me the path that leads to life, to that fulness of joy which is in your presence, and the pleasures dispensed by your hand evermore.
