Psalm 16

1 Keep me safe, my God,

  for in you I take refuge.

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

  apart from you I have no good thing.”

3 I say of the holy people who are in the land,

  “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.

  I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods

  or take up their names on my lips.

5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;

  you make my lot secure.

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

  surely I have a delightful inheritance.

7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;

  even at night my heart instructs me.

8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.

  With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

  my body also will rest secure,

10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,

  nor will you let your faithful[b] one see decay.

11 You make known to me the path of life;

  you will fill me with joy in your presence,

  with eternal pleasures at your right hand.