Psalms 16

¹ Keep me, O El, for I have taken refuge in You. ² I have said to Yahweh: You are my Lord; My goodness is nothing at all before You. ³ Concerning the saints, who are in the land, They are noble ones; all my delight is in them. ⁴ Yet their griefs shall increase who hasten after another elohim; Not at all shall I libate their libations of blood, And not at all shall I bear their names on my lips. ⁵ Yahweh is the assigned share of my portion and my cup; You are the One upholding my lot. ⁶ The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; Indeed, the allotment is seemly for me. ⁷ I shall bless Yahweh Who has counseled me; Indeed, in the nights my innermost being has admonished me. ⁸ I poise Yahweh in front of me continually; Because He is at my right hand, I shall not slip at all. ⁹ Wherefore, my heart rejoices, and my glory shall exult; Indeed, my flesh, it shall tabernacle in serenity. ¹⁰ For You shall not forsake my soul in the unseen; You shall not allow Your benign one to see corruption. ¹¹ You shall acquaint me with the path of life; Satisfying rejoicings are in Your presence; Pleasantness is at Your right hand.