PSALM 16

A Miktam of David. 

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

2  I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides you.” 

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

5  Lord, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; 

you hold my future. 

6  The boundary lines have fallen for me 

in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. 

7  I will bless the Lord who counsels me — even at night when my thoughts trouble me. 

8  I always let the Lord guide me. Because he is at my right hand, 

I will not be shaken. 

9  Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my body also rests securely. 

10  For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay. 

11  You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; 

at your right hand are eternal pleasures.