Psalms 16

¹A miktam of David. Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you. ²Oh my soul you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. I have no good apart from you.” ³With regard to the saints who are in the land, they are the noble ones in whom is all my desire. ⁴Those who hurry after another god increase their sorrows. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor take up their names on my lips. ⁵Yahweh is the portion which is my share and my cup. You hold my lot. ⁶The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Yes, my inheritance is delightful for me. ⁷I will bless Yahweh who advises me; yes, at night my ⌞innermost being⌟ instructs me. ⁸I have set Yahweh before me always. Because he is at my right hand I will not be shaken. ⁹Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. Yes, my body will dwell in safety, ¹⁰for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see the grave. ¹¹You will make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever.