Psalms 16
1 A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
[A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
I said to Jehovah, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3 Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
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 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 The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
Jehovah is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
7 I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
I will bless Jehovah, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
I have put Jehovah before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
9 So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (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 make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
