Psalm 16

Confidence in the LORD

A Miktam of David. t

1   Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you. u

2   I Q said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;

I have nothing good besides you.” R,v

3   As for the holy people who are in the land, w

they are the noble ones.

All my delight is in them.

4   The sorrows of those who take another god

for themselves will multiply;

I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,

and I will not speak their names with my lips. x

5   LORD, you are my portion S

and my cup of blessing;

you hold my future. y

6   The boundary lines have fallen for me

in pleasant places;

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. z

7   I will bless the LORD who counsels me a—

even at night when my thoughts trouble me. T,b

8   I always let the LORD guide me. U

Because he is at my right hand,

I will not be shaken. c

9   Therefore my heart is glad

and my whole being rejoices;

my body also rests securely. d

10   For you will not abandon me to Sheol; e

you will not allow your faithful one to see decay. f

11   You reveal the path of life to me;

in your presence is abundant joy; g

at your right hand are eternal pleasures. h