Psalms 16
1 A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
2 I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
3 Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with 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.
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 The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
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 The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
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 praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
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 keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
9 So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
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 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 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).
