Ps 16:1Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge.
Ps 16:2I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good besides You."
Ps 16:3As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land, They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
Ps 16:4The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry]; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
Ps 16:5¶ The LORD is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need]; You support my lot.
Ps 16:6The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.
Ps 16:7¶ I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.
Ps 16:8I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Ps 16:9Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices; My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety,
Ps 16:10For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. [Acts 13:35]
Ps 16:11You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. [Acts 2:25-28, 31] A Prayer of David.<SS>