Psalms 16

The Presence of the LORD

(Acts 2:14–36)

A Miktam of David.

1Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.

2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”

3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.

4Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.

5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.

6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.

7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me. ¹

8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. ²

9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. ³

10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. ⁴

11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. ⁵