Psalmul 16

Un mihtam[a] al lui David

Păzeşte-mă, Dumnezeule, căci la Tine caut adăpost!
    Eu zic Domnului: „Tu eşti Stăpânul meu;
        nu am nimic bun decât pe Tine!“

Sfinţii care sunt în ţară,
    ei sunt cei măreţi în care-mi găsesc toată plăcerea.[b]
Durerile celor ce aleargă după idoli se înmulţesc;
    eu însă nu aduc ca ei jertfe de băutură din sânge
        şi nici nu pun numele idolilor lor pe buzele mele.

Doamne, Tu eşti partea mea de moştenire şi cupa mea!
    Tu eşti Cel Care îmi apuci sorţul[c]!
Plăcute moşii mi-au căzut la sorţi!
    Într-adevăr, frumoasă moştenire mi-a fost dată!

Îl voi binecuvânta pe Domnul Care mă sfătuieşte!
    Până şi noaptea îmi dă îndemnuri inima!
Îl pun pe Domnul neîncetat înaintea mea,
    căci El este la dreapta mea ca să nu mă clatin!

De aceea, mi se bucură inima şi mi se înveseleşte sufletul[d]!
    Mai mult, trupul meu va locui în siguranţă,
10 căci nu-mi vei lăsa sufletul în Locuinţa Morţilor
    şi nu vei îngădui ca sfântul Tău[e] să vadă putrezirea.
11 Mi-ai făcut cunoscută cărarea vieţii …
    În prezenţa Ta este belşug de bucurie,
        la dreapta Ta sunt desfătări veşnice![f]

Footnotes

  1. Psalmii 16:1 Titlu. Probabil un termen literar sau muzical, având un sens nesigur
  2. Psalmii 16:3 Sau: Cât despre preoţii păgâni care sunt în ţară / şi cei mari în care toţi îşi găsesc plăcerea:
  3. Psalmii 16:5 Sau: Care îmi asiguri viitorul; psalmistul Îl vede pe Dumnezeu ca fiind Cel Care aruncă sorţul pentru el (metodă folosită în acele vremuri pentru împărţirea pământului), lucru care-l asigură că partea lui va fi una foarte bună (vezi v. 6)
  4. Psalmii 16:9 Lit: slava mea; LXX: limba
  5. Psalmii 16:10 Ebr.: hasid, înrudit cu hesed (vezi nota de la 5:7); sau: credinciosul Tău
  6. Psalmii 16:11 Sau: Tu-mi vei arăta cărarea vieţii, / bucuriile nespuse din prezenţa Ta / şi desfătările veşnice de la dreapta Ta

Psalm 16

A miktam[a] of David.

Keep me safe,(A) my God,
    for in you I take refuge.(B)

I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(C)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”(D)
I say of the holy people(E) who are in the land,(F)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
Those who run after other gods(G) will suffer(H) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(I) on my lips.

Lord, you alone are my portion(J) and my cup;(K)
    you make my lot(L) secure.
The boundary lines(M) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.(N)
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;(O)
    even at night(P) my heart instructs me.
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,(Q) I will not be shaken.(R)

Therefore my heart is glad(S) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,(T)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(U)
    nor will you let your faithful[b] one(V) see decay.(W)
11 You make known to me the path of life;(X)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,(Y)
    with eternal pleasures(Z) at your right hand.(AA)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  2. Psalm 16:10 Or holy

16 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A (A)Miktam[a] of David.

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

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

The 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.

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

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

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

11 You 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

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