Psalm 16
Confidence in the Lord
A Davidic Miktam.
1 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.
2 I[a] said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.”[b]
3 As for the holy people who are in the land,
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
4 The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
even at night my conscience instructs me.
8 I keep the Lord in mind[d] always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.
10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol;
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.
Footnotes
- Psalm 16:2 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read You
- Psalm 16:2 Or “Lord, my good; there is none besides You.”
- Psalm 16:5 Or allotted portion
- Psalm 16:8 Lit front of me