Psalms 16

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1 A miktam of David. Keep me safe, O God; in you I take 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 I say to the Lord, you are my Lord, you are my only good.	2 Let my judgment proceed from your presence. Let your eyes behold fairness.
3 Worthless are all the false gods of the land. Accursed are all who delight in 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 They multiply their sorrows who court other gods. Blood libations to them I will not pour out, nor will I take their names upon my lips.	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 LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you have made my destiny secure.	5 Perfect my steps in your paths, so that my footsteps may not be disturbed.
6 Pleasant places were measured out for me; fair to me indeed is my inheritance.	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 the LORD who counsels me; even at night my heart exhorts me.	7 Make your mercies wonderful, for you save those who hope in you.
8 I keep the LORD always before me; with the Lord at my right, I shall never be shaken.	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 Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure,	9 from the face of the impious who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul.
10 For you will not abandon me to Sheol, nor let your faithful servant see the pit.	10 They have concealed their fatness; their mouth has been speaking arrogantly.
11 You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever.	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.