Psa 16 | HCSB | STEP | A Davidic Miktam . Protect me, God , for I take refuge in You.

Psalms 16

Confidence in the Lord

1 A Davidic ^{▼▼Miktam: A musical term of uncertain meaning, possibly denoting a plaintive style}Miktam. ^b

Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You. ^c
2 I ^{▼▼Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read You} said to ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.” ^{▼▼Or “Lord, my good; there is none besides You.”
,} ^g
3 As for the holy people who are in the land, ^h
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 offering: An offering of a specified amount of wine or beer given along with animal sacrifices; it was poured over the sacrifice before it was burned.}drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips. ^j

5 Lord, You are my portion ^{▼▼Or allotted portion}
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future. ^l
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. ^m

7 I will praise the Lord who counsels me ⁿ –
even at night my conscience instructs me. ^o
8 I keep the Lord in mind ^{▼▼Lit front of me} always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken. ^q

9 Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely. ^r
10 For You will not abandon me to ^{▼▼Sheol: A Hebrew word for either the grave or the realm of the dead}Sheol; ^t
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay. ^u
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy; ^v
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures. ^w