Psalm 16/Text/Base

Hebrew	Verse	English
מִכְתָּ֥ם לְדָוִ֑ד	1a	A miktam. By David.
שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֝֗ל כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃	1b	Protect me, God, because I have taken refuge in you.
אָמַ֣רְתִּ לַֽ֭יהוָה אֲדֹנָ֣י אָ֑תָּה	2a	I have said to YHWH, "You are my Lord,
ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ׃	2b	my good; there is no one above you."
לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָ֣רֶץ הֵ֑מָּה	3a	They are on the side of the holy ones who are in the earth,
וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָֽם׃	3b	the "all-my-pleasure-is-in-them" mighty ones.
יִרְבּ֥וּ עַצְּבוֹתָם֮ אַחֵ֪ר מָ֫הָ֥רוּ	4a	Their idols increase; they have acquired another.
בַּל־אַסִּ֣יךְ נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣ם מִדָּ֑ם	4b	I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
וּֽבַל־אֶשָּׂ֥א אֶת־שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם עַל־שְׂפָתָֽי׃	4c	and I will not utter their names with my lips.
יְֽהוָ֗ה מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י וְכוֹסִ֑י	5a	YHWH is the portion I possess and my cup.
אַ֝תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי׃	5b	You are holding my lot.
חֲבָלִ֣ים נָֽפְלוּ־לִ֭י בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים	6a	Property lines have fallen for me in the most delightful
אַף־נַ֝חֲלָ֗תִ שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה עָלָֽי׃	6b	Yes, my inheritance is beautiful to me.
אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצָ֑נִי	7a	I will bless YHWH, who has advised me.
אַף־לֵ֝יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃	7b	Yes, throughout the night, my kidneys instructed me.
שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד	8a	I have placed YHWH before me always;
כִּ֥י מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃	8b	because he is at my right side, I will not be shaken.
לָכֵ֤ן ׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבֵדִ֑י	9a	Therefore, my heart rejoices, and my liver is glad.
אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃	9b	What's more, my body will dwell securely.
כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־תַעֲזֹ֣ב נַפְשִׁ֣י לִשְׁא֑וֹל	10a	For you will not abandon my life to Sheol;
לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ לִרְא֥וֹת שָֽׁחַת׃	10b	you will not let your loyal one experience decay.
תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ אֹ֤רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים	11a	You will show me the way to life
שֹׂ֣בַע שְׂ֭מָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶ֑יךָ	11b	– fullness of joy in your presence,
נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃	11c	delights in your right hand – forever.