Psalms 16:1-4 in English

¹ Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.

² O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.

³ As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.

¹ A Prayer of David. Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.

² Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let mine eyes behold righteousness.

³ Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.

⁴ As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have guarded myself from hard ways.

¹ Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

² O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

³ But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

⁴ 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.

¹ Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

² O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

³ But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

⁴ 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.

¹ (17) A prayer of David. Listen, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.

² Let my judgment come forth from your presence; let my eyes behold righteousness.

³ You have proved my heart; you have visited me by night; you have tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.

⁴ As for the works of men, by the words of your lips I have guarded myself from hard ways.

¹ Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

² I have said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.

³ As for the saints that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied that exchange the LORD for another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips.

¹ God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!

² I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”

³ Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.

⁴ Those who choose to worship other gods will have many things that cause them to be sad. I will not join them when they make sacrifices to their gods; I will not even join them when they speak MTY the names of their gods.

¹ (17) A prayer of David. Listen, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.

² Let my judgement come forth from your presence; let my eyes behold righteousness.

³ You have proved my heart; you have visited me by night; you have tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.

⁴ As for the works of men, by the words of your lips I have guarded myself from hard ways.

¹ A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

² My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

¹ A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

² My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

¹ A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

² My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

¹ Michtam. Of David. Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.

² O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows will be increased who go after another god: I will not take drink offerings from their hands, or take their names on my lips.

¹ Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for I trust in thee.

² Thou my soul hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; —

³ To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips.

¹ The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

² Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.

³ Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.

⁴ That my mouth may not speak the works of men: for the sake of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways.

¹ A psalm (miktam) of David. Take care of me, Lord, for I come to you for protection.

² I tell the Lord, “Apart from you Lord, I don't have anything that's good.”

³ As for the holy people in the land, they are the ones who are truly great. I appreciate them.

⁴ Those who run after other gods will face a lot of trouble. I will not participate in their offerings of blood, I will not even speak the names of their gods.

¹ Michtam of Dauid. Preserue mee, O God: for in thee doe I trust.

² O my soule, thou hast sayd vnto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my weldoing extendeth not to thee,

³ But to the Saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent: all my delite is in them.

⁴ The sorowes of them, that offer to an other god, shall be multiplied: their offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names with my lips.

¹ Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.

² I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee';

³ As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips.

¹ Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

² O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: My goodness extendeth not to thee;

³ But to the saints that are in the earth, And to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

⁴ 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.

¹ “A Michtham of David.” Preserve me, O God; for I have placed my trust in thee.

² O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my happiness is not without thee;

³ But in the saints who are on the earth, and in the excellent—in them is all my delight.

⁴ Multiplied shall be the sorrows of those who give presents to another god: I will not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, nor bear their names upon my lips.

¹ A Prayer of David. Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, Attend to my petition; Give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.

² Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; Let mine eyes behold righteousness.

³ Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me by night; Thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.

⁴ As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have guarded myself from hard ways.

¹ “A psalm off David.” Preserve me, O God! for to thee do I look for help.

² I have said to Jehovah, Thou art my Lord; I have no happiness beyond thee!

³ The holy that are in the land, and the excellent,—in them is all my delight.

⁴ They who hasten after other gods shall have multiplied sorrows; Their drink-offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

¹ A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

² I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.

³ Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.”

⁴ Those who choose other gods find endless sorrow. In their offerings of blood I will have no part nor take their name on my lips.

¹ A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

² I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.

³ Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.”

⁴ Those who choose other gods find endless sorrow. In their offerings of blood I will have no part nor take their name on my lips.

¹ Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.

² My soul, you have said to Adonai , “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another deity. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

¹ A michtam of David. Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you.

² I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; my goodness is nothing apart from you.

³ As for the holy people who are on the earth, they are noble people; all my delight is in them.

⁴ Their troubles will be increased, those who seek out other gods. I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods or lift up their names with my lips.

¹ A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

² My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

¹ A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

² My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

¹ Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

² O my soul , thou hast said to the LORD, Thou art my LORD: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

³ But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god : their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names into my lips.

¹ A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

² My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³ As for the holy ones who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

¹ A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

² My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

³ As for the holy ones who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

¹ Of the meek and simple, the psalm of David. Lord, keep thou me, for I have hoped in thee;

² I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; for thou hast no need of my goods.

³ To the saints that be in the land of him; he made wonderful all my wills in them.

⁴ The sicknesses of them be multi-plied; afterward they hasted. I shall not gather together the conventicles, or small covents, of them of bloods; and I shall not be mindful of their names by my lips.

¹ Of the meek and simple, the psalm of David. Lord, keep thou me, for I have hoped in thee; (On the humble and the innocent, a song by David. Lord, keep thou me safe, for I put my trust in thee;)

² I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; for thou hast no need of my goods. (I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; and every good thing that I have, cometh from thee.)

³ To the saints that be in the land of him; he made wonderful all my wills in them. (To the wonderful saints of him who be in the land; in whom be all my delight.)

⁴ The sicknesses of them be multiplied; afterward they hasted. I shall not gather together the conventicles, either little covents /or small covents, of them of bloods; and I shall not be mindful of their names by my lips. (May the sicknesses of those who hasten after other gods, be multiplied. I shall not offer their blood offerings; and I shall not remember, or speak, their names with my lips.)

¹ A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.

² Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou art;' My good is not for thine own sake;

³ For the holy ones who are in the land, And the honourable, all my delight is in them.

⁴ Multiplied are their griefs, Who have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.