A Psalm of David.
[16:1] Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
[16:2] I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
[16:3] As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
[16:4] The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.
[16:5] The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
[16:6] The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
[16:7] I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
[16:8] I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
[16:9] Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
[16:10] For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
[16:11] You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.