< Psalmorum 16 >
1 Tituli inscriptio, ipsi David. [Conserva me, Domine, quoniam speravi in te.
A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 Dixi Domino: Deus 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 ejus, mirificavit 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 Multiplicatæ sunt infirmitates eorum: postea acceleraverunt. 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 hæreditatis meæ, et calicis mei: tu es qui restitues hæreditatem meam mihi.
The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
6 Funes ceciderunt mihi in præclaris; etenim hæreditas mea præclara est mihi.
The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
7 Benedicam Dominum qui tribuit mihi intellectum; insuper et usque ad noctem increpuerunt 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 lætatum est cor meum, et exsultavit 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, nec dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem. (Sheol )
For you will not give me up to Sheol nor let any who love you see the pit. (Sheol )
11 Notas mihi fecisti vias vitæ; adimplebis me lætitia cum vultu tuo: delectationes 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.