Psalms 16

1. ¹Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.
2. ²[supplied: O my soul], thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
3. ³As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
4. ⁴Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another [supplied: god]: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.
5. ⁵Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
6. ⁶The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7. ⁷I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.
8. ⁸I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9. ⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; My flesh also shall dwell in safety.
10. ¹⁰For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
11. ¹¹Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 17 A Prayer of David.

Words in italics were supplied by the translators.

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