Psalms 16
1 A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
Tituli inscriptio, ipsi David. [Conserva me, Domine, quoniam speravi in te.
2 I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
Dixi Domino: Deus meus es tu, quoniam bonorum meorum non eges.
3 Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
Sanctis qui sunt in terra ejus, mirificavit omnes voluntates meas in eis.
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.
Multiplicatæ sunt infirmitates eorum: postea acceleraverunt. Non congregabo conventicula eorum de sanguinibus, nec memor ero nominum eorum per labia mea.
5 The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
Dominus pars hæreditatis meæ, et calicis mei: tu es qui restitues hæreditatem meam mihi.
6 The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
Funes ceciderunt mihi in præclaris; etenim hæreditas mea præclara est mihi.
7 I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
Benedicam Dominum qui tribuit mihi intellectum; insuper et usque ad noctem increpuerunt me renes mei.
8 I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
Providebam Dominum in conspectu meo semper: quoniam a dextris est mihi, ne commovear.
9 So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
Propter hoc lætatum est cor meum, et exsultavit lingua mea; insuper et caro mea requiescet in spe.
Quoniam non derelinques animam meam in inferno, nec dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem. (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.
Notas mihi fecisti vias vitæ; adimplebis me lætitia cum vultu tuo: delectationes in dextera tua usque in finem.]
