Psalms 16
1 A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.”
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
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 The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
7 I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol (Sheol h7585), neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
For you will not give me up to Sheol nor let any who love you see the pit. (Sheol h7585)
11 You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
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.
