Psalm 16

Psalm 16:1[1] Protect me, God, because I am taking refuge in you.

Psalm 16:2 I said to Yahveh, “You are my master; I have nothing good apart from you.”

Psalm 16:3 As for the holy people who are in the land, they are the magnificent ones. All my treasure is in them.

Psalm 16:4 The sorrows of those who take another god for themselves will increase; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, and I will not speak their names with my lips.

Psalm 16:5 Yahveh, you are my portion and my blessing cup; you hold my future.

Psalm 16:6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in lovely places; yes, I have a beautiful inheritance.

Psalm 16:7 I will bless Yahveh who consults with[2] me – even at night when my thoughts trouble me.

Psalm 16:8 I always let Yahveh guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psalm 16:9 Therefore, my heart is happy and my whole being celebrates; my body also rests securely.

Psalm 16:10 Because you will not abandon my throat to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.

Psalm 16:11 You will reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are perpetual pleasures.

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[1]superscription: A Mikhtam of David.

[2]יָעַץ = consult with. Psalm 16:7; 32:8.

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