Psalms 16

1 Preserve me, OGod: for I trust in thee.

1The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

2 Thou [my soul] hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee; —

2Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.

3 To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent [thou hast said], In them is all my delight.

3Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.

4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips.

4That my mouth may not speak the works of men: for the sake of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways.

5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

5Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps be not moved.

6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

6I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words.

7 I will bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me.

7Shew forth thy wonderful mercies; thou who savest them that trust in thee.

8 I have set Jehovah continually before me; because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

8From them that resist thy right hand keep me, as the apple of thy eye. Protect me under the shadow of thy wings.

9 Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in hope.

9From the face of the wicked who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul:

10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption.

10They have shut up their fat: their mouth hath spoken proudly.

11 Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

11They have cast me forth, and now they have surrounded me: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth.

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12They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.

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13Arise, O Lord, disappoint him and supplant him; deliver my soul from the wicked one; thy sword

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14From the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance.

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15But as for me, I will appear before thy sight in justice: I shall be satisfied when thy glory shall appear.