Psalms 16
1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
[A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 Their griefs are multiplied, [who] have hurried backward; I do not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.
Their sorrows will multiply who pay a dowry for another. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
I have put the LORD before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
9 Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 You cause me to know the path of life; In Your presence [is] fullness of joys, Pleasant things [are] by Your right hand forever!
You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
