PSALM 16 [†] Preserve me, O God, for in you I  i take refuge.

2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;

 j I have no good apart from you.”

3[†] As for  k the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,

in whom is all my delight. [2]

4[†] The sorrows of those who run after [3] another god shall multiply;

their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out

or  l take their names on my lips.

5[†] The LORD is  m my chosen portion and my  n cup;

you hold my  o lot.

6  p The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7[†] I bless the LORD who  q gives me counsel;

in  r the night also my  s heart instructs me. [4]

8[^][†]  t I have  u set the LORD always before me;

because he is at my  v right hand, I shall not be  w shaken.

9[†] Therefore my heart is glad, and my  x whole being [5] rejoices;

my flesh also dwells secure.

10[†] For you will not abandon my soul to  y Sheol,

 z or let your  a holy one see  b corruption. [6]

11[†] You make known to me  c the path of life;

in your presence there is  d fullness of joy;

at your right hand are  e pleasures forevermore.

A  f Prayer of David.