Psalm 16

Psalm 16

A miktam of David.

Keep me safe,^a my God,

for in you I take refuge.^b

I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^c

apart from you I have no good thing.”^d

I say of the godly^e who are in the land,^f

“They are the noble people

in whom is all my delight.”

Those who run after other gods^g

will suffer^h more and more.

I will not pour out their libations of blood

or take up their namesⁱ on my lips.

Lord, you have assigned me my portion^j and my cup;^k

you have made my lot^l secure.

The boundary lines^m have fallen for me in pleasant places;

surely I have a delightful inheritance.ⁿ

I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^o

even at night^p my heart instructs me.

I keep my eyes always on the Lord.

With him at my right hand,^q I will not be shaken.^r

Therefore my heart is glad^s and my tongue rejoices;

my body also will rest secure,^t

because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^u

nor will you let your faithful one^v see decay.^w

You make known to me the path of life;^x

you will fill me with joy in your presence,^y

with eternal pleasures^z at your right hand.^a