Psalm 16/Text/Verses
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| Hebrew | Verse | English |
|---|---|---|
| מִכְתָּ֥ם לְדָוִ֑ד שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֝֗ל כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃ | 1 | A miktam. By David. Protect me, God, because I have taken refuge in you. |
| *אָמַ֣רְתִּ* לַֽ֭יהוָה אֲדֹנָ֣י אָ֑תָּה ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ׃ | 2 | I have said to YHWH, "You are my Lord, my good; there is no one above you." |
| לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָ֣רֶץ הֵ֑מָּה וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָֽם׃ | 3 | They are on the side of the holy ones who are in the earth, the "all-my-pleasure-is-in-them" mighty ones. |
| יִרְבּ֥וּ עַצְּבוֹתָם֮ אַחֵ֪ר מָ֫הָ֥רוּ בַּל־אַסִּ֣יךְ נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣ם מִדָּ֑ם וּֽבַל־אֶשָּׂ֥א אֶת־שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם עַל־שְׂפָתָֽי׃ | 4 | Their idols increase; they have acquired another. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, and I will not utter their names with my lips. |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י וְכוֹסִ֑י אַ֝תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי׃ | 5 | YHWH is the portion I possess and my cup. You are holding my lot. |
| חֲבָלִ֣ים נָֽפְלוּ־לִ֭י בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים אַף־*נַ֝חֲלָ֗תִ* שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה עָלָֽי׃ | 6 | Property lines have fallen for me in the most delightful places. Yes, my inheritance is beautiful to me. |
| אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצָ֑נִי אַף־לֵ֝יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃ | 7 | I will bless YHWH, who has advised me. Yes, throughout the night, my kidneys instructed me. |
| שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד כִּ֥י מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃ | 8 | I have placed YHWH before me always; because he is at my right side, I will not be shaken. |
| לָכֵ֤ן ׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל *כְּבֵדִ֑י* אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃ | 9 | Therefore, my heart rejoices, and my liver is glad. What's more, my body will dwell securely. |
| כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־תַעֲזֹ֣ב נַפְשִׁ֣י לִשְׁא֑וֹל לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ לִרְא֥וֹת שָֽׁחַת׃ | 10 | For you will not abandon my life to Sheol; you will not let your loyal one experience decay. |
| תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ אֹ֤רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים שֹׂ֣בַע שְׂ֭מָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃ | 11 | You will show me the way to life – fullness of joy in your presence, delights in your right hand – forever. |