16:1 [A ①Mikhtam of David.]
Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.
▷ ①Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
16:2 ①I said to the LORD, “You are ②my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.”
▷ ①Or O my soul, you said ②Or the Lord
16:3 As for the ①saints who are on the earth,
②They are the majestic ones; all my delight is in them.
▷ ①Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ②Lit They, even the
16:4 ①The pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
▷ ①Lit Their pains, they who acquired
16:5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You support my lot.
16:6 The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my inheritance is beautiful to me.
16:7 I will bless the LORD who has advised me;
Indeed, my ①mind instructs me in the night.
▷ ①Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man
16:8 I have set the LORD continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
16:9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.
16:10 For You will not abandon my soul to ①Sheol;
You will not ②allow Your ③Holy One to ④undergo decay.
▷ ①I.e., the netherworld ②Lit give ③Or godly one ④Or see corruption; or the pit
16:11 You will make known to me the way of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.