Chapter 16
1 Preserve me , God, for I take refuge in you .
2 My soul, you have said to the LORD , " You are my Lord . Apart from you I have no good thing ."
3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight .
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer , nor take their names on my lips .
5 The LORD assigned my portion and my cup . You made my lot secure.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance .
7 I will bless the LORD , who has given me counsel . Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons .
8 I have set the LORD always before me . Because he is at my right hand , I shall not be moved .
9 Therefore my heart is glad , and my tongue rejoices . My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol , neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption .
11 You will show me the path of life . In your presence is fullness of joy . In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.