Psalm 16

International Children’s Bible

The Lord Takes Care of His People

A miktam of David.

16 Protect me, God,
    because I trust in you.
²I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord.
    Every good thing I have comes from you.”
³There are godly people in the world.
    I enjoy them.
⁴But those who turn to idols will have much pain.
I will not offer blood to those idols.
    I won’t even speak their names.

⁵No, the Lord is all I need.
He takes care of me.
⁶My share in life has been pleasant.
My part has been beautiful.

⁷I praise the Lord because he guides me.
    Even at night, I feel his leading.
⁸I keep the Lord before me always.
    Because he is close by my side
    I will not be hurt.
⁹So I rejoice, and I am glad.
    Even my body has hope.
¹⁰This is because you will not leave me in the grave.
    You will not let your holy one rot.
¹¹You will teach me God’s way to live.
    Being with you will fill me with joy.
    At your right hand I will find pleasure forever.

Psalm 16

English Standard Version

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A ^(A)Miktam^[a] of David.

16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I ^(B)take refuge.
²I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
^(C)I have no good apart from you.”

³As for ^(D)the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.^[b]

⁴The sorrows of those who run after^[c] another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or ^(E)take their names on my lips.

⁵The Lord is ^(F)my chosen portion and my ^(G)cup;
you hold my ^(H)lot.
⁶^(I)The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

⁷I bless the Lord who ^(J)gives me counsel;
in ^(K)the night also my ^(L)heart instructs me.^[d]
⁸^(M)I have ^(N)set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my ^(O)right hand, I shall not be ^(P)shaken.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my ^(Q)whole being^[e] rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
¹⁰For you will not abandon my soul to ^(R)Sheol,
^(S)or let your ^(T)holy one see ^(U)corruption.^[f]

¹¹You make known to me ^(V)the path of life;
in your presence there is ^(W)fullness of joy;
at your right hand are ^(X)pleasures forevermore.

Footnotes

Psalm 16:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:
Psalm 16:4 Or who acquire
Psalm 16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
Psalm 16:9 Hebrew my glory
Psalm 16:10 Or see the pit

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

English Standard Version (ESV)

Psalm 16 International Children’s Bible