Psalm 16

Psalm 16

A miktam^aby David. 

¹Protect me, O God, because I take refuge in you. 

²I said to the Lord, 

“You are my Lord. Without you, I have nothing good.” 

³Those who lead holy lives on earth 

are the noble ones who fill me with joy. 

⁴Those who quickly chase after other gods multiply their sorrows. 

I will not pour out their sacrificial offerings of blood 

or use my lips to speak their names. 

⁵The Lord is my inheritance and my cup. 

You are the one who determines my destiny. 

⁶Your boundary lines mark out pleasant places for me. 

Indeed, my inheritance is something beautiful. 

⁷I will praise the Lord, who advises me. 

My conscience warns me at night. 

⁸I always keep the Lord in front of me. 

When he is by my side, I cannot be moved. 

⁹That is why my heart is glad and my soul rejoices. 

My body rests securely 

¹⁰because you do not abandon my soul to the grave 

or allow your holy one to decay. 

¹¹You make the path of life known to me. 

Complete joy is in your presence. 

Pleasures are by your side forever.