Psalm 16  Conserva me, Domine

1 Protect me, O God, for I take re-fuge in you; *
I have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord, my good a-bove all o-ther.”

2 All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, *
upon those who are noble a-mong the peo-ple.

3 But those who run after o-ther gods *
shall have their trou-bles multi-plied.

4 Their libations of blood I will not of-fer, *
nor take the names of their gods up-on my lips.

5 O LORD, you are my portion and my cup; *
it is you who up-hold my lot.

6 My boundaries enclose a plea-sant land; *
indeed, I have a good-ly heri-tage.

7 I will bless the LORD who gives me coun-sel; *
my heart teaches me, night af-ter night.

8 I have set the LORD al-ways be-fore me; *
because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.

9 My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit re-joi-ces; *
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 ev-er-more.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho-ly Spir-it: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ev-er. A-men.