--- title: Psalms 16 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 16 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 16 # Psalms 16 11 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [16:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.1/) — מִכְתָּם לְדָוִדשָֽׁמְרֵנִי אֵל כִּֽי־חָסִיתִי בָֽךְ׃ — Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee. - [16:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.2/) — אָמַרְתְּ לַֽיהוָה אֲדֹנָי אָתָּה טוֹבָתִי בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ׃ — I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee'; - [16:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.3/) — לִקְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָרֶץ הֵמָּה וְאַדִּירֵי כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָֽם׃ — As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight. - [16:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.4/) — יִרְבּוּ עַצְּבוֹתָם אַחֵר מָהָרוּ בַּל־אַסִּיךְ נִסְכֵּיהֶם מִדָּם וּֽבַל־אֶשָּׂא אֶת־שְׁמוֹתָם עַל־שְׂפָתָֽי׃ — 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. - [16:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.5/) — יְֽהוָה מְנָת־חֶלְקִי וְכוֹסִי אַתָּה תּוֹמִיךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי׃ — O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot. - [16:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.6/) — חֲבָלִים נָֽפְלוּ־לִי בַּנְּעִמִים אַף־נַחֲלָת שָֽׁפְרָה עָלָֽי׃ — The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. - [16:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.7/) — אֲבָרֵךְ אֶת־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר יְעָצָנִי אַף־לֵילוֹת יִסְּרוּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃ — I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me. - [16:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.8/) — שִׁוִּיתִי יְהוָה לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד כִּי מִֽימִינִי בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃ — I have set the LORD always before me; surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. - [16:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.9/) — לָכֵן ׀ שָׂמַח לִבִּי וַיָּגֶל כְּבוֹדִי אַף־בְּשָׂרִי יִשְׁכֹּן לָבֶֽטַח׃ — Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety; - [16:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.10/) — כִּי ׀ לֹא־תַעֲזֹב נַפְשִׁי לִשְׁאוֹל לֹֽא־תִתֵּן חֲסִידְךָ לִרְאוֹת שָֽׁחַת׃ — For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit. - [16:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.16.11/) — תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרַח חַיִּים שֹׂבַע שְׂמָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ נְעִמוֹת בִּימִינְךָ נֶֽצַח׃ — Thou makest me to know the path of life; in Thy presence is fulness of joy, in Thy right hand bliss for evermore. - ← previous: [Psalms 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/15/) - next →: [Psalms 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/17/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)