Revised Version 1895

Psalms 16

Michtam of David.

1PreserveH8104meH8104, OGodאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410: for in theedoH8104I put my trust.

2I havesaidאָמַ֣רְתְּ'a.MartH559unto theLORDH3068, Thou art myLordH3068: I havenoבַּל־bal-H1077goodט֝וֹבָתִ֗יtoa.TiH2896beyondעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921thee.

3As for thesaintsלִ֭קְדוֹשִׁיםLik.do.shimH6918that are in theearthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, they are the excellent inwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isallכָּל־kol-H3605mydelightחֶפְצִי־chef.tzi-H2656.

4Theirsorrowsעַצְּבוֹתָם֮a.tze.vo.TamH6094shall bemultipliedיִרְבּ֥וּyir.BuH7235that exchange the LORD foranotherאַחֵ֪ר'a.CherH312god: their drink offerings ofbloodמִדָּ֑םmi.DamH1818will Inotבַּל־bal-H1077offerH5375,norוּֽבַל־u.val-H1077takeאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375theirnamesשְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םShe.mo.TamH8034uponעַל־'al-H5921mylipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

5TheLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is theportionH2506of mineinheritanceH2506and of mycupוְכוֹסִ֑יve.kho.SiH3563: thou maintainest mylotגּוֹרָלִֽי׃go.ra.LiH1486.

6The lines arefallenנָֽפְלוּ־na.fe.lu-H5307untomeעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921inpleasantבַּנְּעִמִ֑יםba.ne.'i.MimH5273places; yea, I have a goodlyheritageנַ֝חֲלָ֗תna.cha.LatH5159.

7I willblessאֲבָרֵ֗ךְ'a.va.RekhH1288theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, who hathgivenH3289meH1288counselיְעָצָ֑נִיye.'a.Tza.niH3289: yea, my reins instructmeH1288in thenightלֵ֝יל֗וֹתlei.LotH3915seasons.

8I have set theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068alwaysתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548beforeH5048meH5048:becauseH3588he is at myrightמִֽ֝ימִינִ֗יmi.mi.NiH3225handH3225, I shallnotH3588bemovedאֶמּֽוֹט׃'e.MotH4131.

9Therefore myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820isgladשָׂמַ֣חsa.MachH8055, and mygloryכְּבוֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519rejoiceth: myfleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320also shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.KonH7931insafetyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

10For thou wiltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808leaveתַעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800mysoulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315toSheolלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7585;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808wilt thou suffer thineholyחֲ֝סִידְךָ֗cha.si.de.khaH2623one toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200corruptionשָֽׁחַת׃Sha.chatH7845.

11Thou wilt shewmeH6440thepathאֹ֤רַח'O.rachH734oflifeחַ֫יִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416: in thypresenceפָּנֶ֑יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440is fulness ofjoyשְׂ֭מָחוֹתSe.ma.chotH8057; in thyrightבִּימִינְךָ֣bi.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225there are pleasures for evermore.

Commentaries on Psalms 16

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