Psalms 16
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PSALM 16
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
Michtam of David.
1Lord, keep me; for I trust in thee.
2To God thus was my speech,
Thou art my Lord; and unto thee
my goodness doth not reach:
3To saints on earth, to th' excellent,
where my delight's all plac'd.
4Their sorrows shall be multiply'd
to other gods that haste:
Of their drink-offerings of blood
I will no off 'ring make;
Yea, neither I their very names
up in my lips will take.
5God is of mine inheritance
and cup the portion;
The lot that fallen is to me
thou dost maintain alone.
6Unto me happily the lines
in pleasant places fell;
Yea, the inheritance I got
in beauty doth excel.
7I bless the Lord, because he doth
by counsel me conduct;
And in the seasons of the night
my reins do me instruct.
8Before me still the Lord I set:
sith it is so that he
Doth ever stand at my right hand,
I shall not moved be.
9Because of this my heart is glad,
and joy shall be exprest
Ev'n by my glory; and my flesh
in confidence shall rest.
10Because my soul in grave to dwell
shall not be left by thee;
Nor wilt thou give thine Holy One
corruption to see.
11Thou wilt me shew the path of life:
of joys there is full store
Before thy face; at thy right hand
are pleasures evermore.
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Psalms 16
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A Miktam of David.
1Preserve me, O God, for in thee I take refuge.
2I say to the Lord, “Thou art my Lord;
I have no good apart from thee.”#16.2 Jerome Tg: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
3As for the saints in the land, they are the noble,
in whom is all my delight.
4Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;#16.4 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
their libations of blood I will not pour out
or take their names upon my lips.
5The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
thou holdest my lot.
6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 #
Acts 2.25-28,31. I keep the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;
my body also dwells secure.
10 #
Acts 13.35. For thou dost not give me up to Sheol,
or let thy godly one see the Pit.
11Thou dost show me the path of life;
in thy presence there is fulness of joy,
in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
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