Psalm 16. Conserva me, Domine.

1. Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; *
   I have said to the Lord, "You are my Lord, my good above all other."
2. All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, *
   upon those who are noble among the people.
3. But those who run after other gods *
   shall have their troubles multiplied.
4. Their libations of blood I will not offer, *
   nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.
5. O Lord, you are my portion and my cup; *
   it is you who uphold my lot.
6. My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; *
   indeed, I have a goodly heritage.
7. I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; *
   my heart teaches me, night after night.
8. I have set the Lord always before me; *
   because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.
9. My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; *
   my body also shall rest in hope.
10. For you will not abandon me to the grave, *
    nor let your holy one see the Pit.
11. You will show me the path of life; *
    in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.