Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 16

Michtam of David.Michtam: or, A golden Psalm.

1Preserveשָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104me, O Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410:for in thee do I put my trustחָסִ֥יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620.

2O my soul,thou hast saidאָמַ֣רְתְּ'a.MartH559unto Yhwhלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, Thou artmy Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136:my goodnessט֝וֹבָתִ֗יtoa.TiH2896extendeth not to thee;

3Butto the saintsלִ֭קְדוֹשִׁיםLik.do.shimH6918thatהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992arein the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and tothe excellentוְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗יve.'a.di.ReiH117, in whom isall my delightחֶפְצִי־chef.tzi-H2656.

4Their sorrowsעַצְּבוֹתָם֮a.tze.vo.TamH6094shall be multipliedיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235thathastenמָ֫הָ֥רוּma.Ha.ruH4116afteranotherאַחֵ֪ר'a.CherH312god:their drink offeringsנִסְכֵּיהֶ֣םnis.kei.HemH5262of bloodמִדָּ֑םmi.DamH1818will I not offerאַסִּ֣יךְ'a.SikhH5258,norH1077take upאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375their namesשְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םShe.mo.TamH8034into my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

5Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068isthe portionמְנָת־me.not-H4490of mine inheritanceחֶלְקִ֥יchel.KiH2506and of my cupוְכוֹסִ֑יve.kho.SiH3563:thou maintainestתּוֹמִ֥יךְto.MikhH8551my lotגּוֹרָלִֽי׃go.ra.LiH1486.

6The linesחֲבָלִ֣יםcha.va.LimH2256are fallenנָֽפְלוּ־na.fe.lu-H5307unto me in pleasantבַּנְּעִמִ֑יםba.ne.'i.MimH5273places;yea, I have a goodlyשָֽׁפְרָ֥הsha.fe.RahH8231heritageנַ֝חֲלָ֗תna.cha.LatH5159.

7I will blessאֲבָרֵ֗ךְ'a.va.RekhH1288Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,who hath given me counselיְעָצָ֑נִיye.'a.Tza.niH3289:my reinsכִלְיוֹתָֽי׃khil.yo.TaiH3629also instructיִסְּר֥וּנִיyi.se.Ru.niH3256me in the night seasonsלֵ֝יל֗וֹתlei.LotH3915.

8I have setשִׁוִּ֬יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068alwaysתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548before me: because he isat my right handמִֽ֝ימִינִ֗יmi.mi.NiH3225,I shall not be movedאֶמּֽוֹט׃'e.MotH4131.

9Therefore my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820is gladשָׂמַ֣חsa.MachH8055,and my gloryכְּבוֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519rejoicethוַיָּ֣גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1523:my fleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320also shall restיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.KonH7931in hopeלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

10For thou wilt not leaveתַעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800my soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315in hellלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7585;neither wilt thou sufferתִתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414thine Holy Oneחֲ֝סִידְךָ֗cha.si.de.khaH2623to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200corruptionשָֽׁחַת׃Sha.chatH7845.

11Thou wilt shewתּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮to.di.'e.NiH3045me the pathאֹ֤רַח'O.rachH734of lifeחַ֫יִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416:in thy presenceפָּנֶ֑יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440isfulnessשֹׂ֣בַעSoa'H7648of joyשְׂ֭מָחוֹתSe.ma.chotH8057;at thy right handבִּימִינְךָ֣bi.mi.ne.KhaH3225there arepleasuresנְעִמ֖וֹתne.'i.MotH5273for evermoreנֶֽצַח׃Ne.tzachH5331.

Michtam of David.Michtam: or, A golden Psalm.

Commentaries on Psalms 16