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 eius, 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 hereditatis meæ, et calicis mei: tu es, qui restitues hereditatem meam mihi.
The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
6 Funes ceciderunt mihi in præclaris: etenim hereditas 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 exultavit 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 h7585)
For you will not give me up to Sheol nor let any who love you see the pit. (Sheol h7585)
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.
