Psalm 16

English

Michtam of David.

Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.

I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my Lord;

I have no good but in Thee';

As for the holy that are in the earth,

They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another;

Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer,

Nor take their names upon my lips.

O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup,

Thou maintainest my lot.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;

Yea, I have a goodly heritage.

I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel;

Yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me.

I have set the LORD always before me;

Surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth;

My flesh also dwelleth in safety;

For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world;

Neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit.

Thou makest me to know the path of life;

In Thy presence is fulness of joy,

In Thy right hand bliss for evermore.

The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS), Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917. Checked against a second digitisation. Out of copyright in the United States on the basis stated here, and free to reuse there. Please keep the citation with it.