Psalms 16
1 A Miktam of David. Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you.
2 You said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
3 As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the noble ones, and all my delight is in them.
4 The sorrows of those who hurry after another multiply. I will not pour out their blood offerings or take their names on my lips.
5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; you hold my lot.
6 The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; my inheritance is truly beautiful.
7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my innermost being instructs me.
8 I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart rejoices and my glory exults; my flesh too will rest secure.
10 For you will not abandon my life to Sheol, nor let your faithful one see the pit.
11 You will make known to me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy, and at your right hand are delights forever.
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