Psalms 16

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 [In a quiet voice Of David] Protect me, O God, in you is my refuge.	1 A Prayer of David. Lord, listen to my justice, attend to my supplication. Pay attention to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
2 To Yahweh I say, 'You are my Lord, my happiness is in none	2 Let my judgment proceed from your presence. Let your eyes behold fairness.
3 of the sacred spirits of the earth.' They only take advantage of al who love them.	3 You have tested my heart and visited it by night. You have examined me by fire, and iniquity has not been found in me.
4 People flock to their teeming idols. Never shal I pour libations to them! Never take their names on mylips.	4 Therefore, may my mouth not speak the works of men. I have kept to difficult ways because of the words of your lips.
5 My birthright, my cup is Yahweh; you, you alone, hold my lot secure.	5 Perfect my steps in your paths, so that my footsteps may not be disturbed.
6 The measuring-line marks out for me a delightful place, my birthright is al I could wish.	6 I have cried out because you, O God, have listened to me. Incline your ear to me and heed my words.
7 I bless Yahweh who is my counsel or, even at night my heart instructs me.	7 Make your mercies wonderful, for you save those who hope in you.
8 I keep Yahweh before me always, for with him at my right hand, nothing can shake me.	8 From those who resist your right hand, preserve me like the pupil of your eye. Protect me under the shadow of your wings,
9 So my heart rejoices, my soul delights, my body too wil rest secure,	9 from the face of the impious who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul.
10 for you wil not abandon me to Sheol, you cannot al ow your faithful servant to see the abyss.	10 They have concealed their fatness; their mouth has been speaking arrogantly.
11 You wil teach me the path of life, unbounded joy in your presence, at your right hand delight for ever.	11 They have cast me out, and now they have surrounded me. They have cast their eyes down to the earth.
	12 They have taken me, like a lion ready for the prey, and like a young lion dwelling in hiding.
	13 Rise up, O Lord, arrive before him and displace him. Deliver my soul from the impious one: your spear from the enemies of your hand.
	14 Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life. Their gut has been filled from your hidden stores. They have been filled with sons, and they have bequeathed to their little ones the remainder.
	15 But as for me, I will appear before your sight in justice. I will be satisfied when your glory appears.