Psalm 16
A Poem by David.
1 Preserve me, God,
for I take
refuge in you.
2 My soul,
you have said to
the LORD, “You
are my Lord.
Apart from you I
have no good
thing.”
3 As
for the saints
who are in
the earth,
they are
the excellent ones
in whom is
all my delight.
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.
5 The
LORD assigned my
portion and my
cup.
You made my
lot secure.
6 The
lines have fallen
to me in
pleasant places.
Yes, I have a good
inheritance.
7 I
will bless the
LORD, who has
given me counsel.
Yes, my heart
instructs me in
the night seasons.
8 I
have set the
LORD always before
me.
Because he is
at my right
hand, I shall
not be moved.
9 Therefore
my heart is
glad, and my tongue
rejoices.
My body shall
also dwell
in safety.
10 For
you will not
leave my soul
in Sheol,
neither will you
allow your holy
one to see
corruption.
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.