Psalms 16
1 A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
2 I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
3 Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
4 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.
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 The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
6 The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
7 I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
8 I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
9 So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
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 path that leads to life, to that fulness of joy which is in your presence, and the pleasures dispensed by your hand evermore.
You cause me to know the path of life; In Your presence [is] fullness of joys, Pleasant things [are] by Your right hand forever!
