A special Davidic Psalm.[a]
Trust in the Face of Death
16 Keep me safe, God,
for I take refuge in you.
2 I told the Lord,
“You are my master,[b]
I have nothing good apart from you.”
3 As for the saints that are in the land,
they are noble, and all my delight is in them.
4 Those who hurry after another god[c] will have many sorrows;
I will not present[d] their drink offerings of blood,
nor will my lips speak[e] their names.
5 The Lord is my inheritance and my cup;
you support my lot.
6 The boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places for me;
truly, I have a beautiful heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
indeed, my conscience instructs[f] me during the night.
8 I have set the Lord before me continuously;
because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm.[g]
9 Therefore, my heart is glad,
my whole being[h] rejoices,
and my body will dwell securely.
10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol,[i]
you will not allow your holy one to experience corruption.[j]
11 You cause me to know the path of life;
in your presence is joyful abundance,
at your right hand there are pleasures forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 16:1 The Heb. reads miktam
- Psalm 16:2 Lit. you are Adonai
- Psalm 16:4 The Heb. lacks god
- Psalm 16:4 Lit. pour out
- Psalm 16:4 Lit. lift up on my lips
- Psalm 16:7 Lit. thoughts instruct
- Psalm 16:8 Lit. not be shaken
- Psalm 16:9 Lit. glory
- Psalm 16:10 I.e. the realm of the dead
- Psalm 16:10 Lit. to see the Pit; i.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife