Psalm 16

¹Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; *I have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my good above all other.”

²All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, *upon those who are noble among the people.

³But those who run after other gods *shall have their troubles multiplied.

⁴Their libations of blood I will not offer, *nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.

⁵O Lord, you are my portion and my cup; *it is you who uphold my lot.

⁶My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; *indeed, I have a goodly heritage.

⁷I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; *my heart teaches me, night after night.

⁸I have set the Lord always before me; *because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.

⁹My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; *my body also shall rest in hope.

¹⁰For you will not abandon me to the grave, *nor let your holy one see the Pit.

¹¹You will show me the path of life; *in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.