Psalms 16:1–11

^{A mik′tam of David.}

¹Keep me, O God, for I have taken refuge in you.

²I have said to Jehovah: “You are Jehovah; my goodness is, not for your sake,
³[But] to the holy ones that are in the earth.
They, even the majestic ones, are the ones in whom is all my delight.”

⁴Pains become many to those [who], when there is someone else, do hurry [after him].
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
And I shall not carry their names upon my lips.

⁵Jehovah is the portion of my allotted share and of my cup.
You are holding fast my lot.

⁶The measuring lines themselves have fallen for me in pleasant places.
Really, [my own] possession has proved agreeable to me.

⁷I shall bless Jehovah, who has given me advice.
Really, during the nights my kidneys have corrected me.

⁸I have placed Jehovah in front of me constantly.
Because [he] is at my right hand, I shall not be made to totter.

⁹Therefore my heart does rejoice, and my glory is inclined to be joyful.
Also, my own flesh will reside in security.

¹⁰For you will not leave my soul in She′ol.
You will not allow your loyal one to see the pit.

¹¹You will cause me to know the path of life.
Rejoicing to satisfaction is with your face;
There is pleasantness at your right hand forever.