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Psalms 16

1 David prayeth to God for succour, not for his works, but for his faith's sake, 4 Protesting that he hateth all idolatrie, taking God only for his comfort and felicitie. 8 Who suffereth his to lack nothing.
^Michtám of David.
1.Preserve me, ô God: for in thee do I atrust.
2.O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my bweldoing 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 csorrows of them, that offer to another god, shal be multiplied: dtheir offerings of blood wil I not offer, neither make mention of their names with my lips.
5.The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt maintain my lot.
6.The elines are fallen unto me in pleasant places: yea, I have a fair heritage.
7.I wil praise the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my freines also teach me in the nights.
8.I have set the Lord always before me: for he is at my right hand: therefore I gshal not slide.
9.Wherefore hmine heart is glad and my tongue rejoyceth: my flesh also doeth rest in hope.
10.For thou iwilt not leave my soul in the grave: neither wilt thou suffer thine holie one to see corruption.
11.Thou wilt shewe me the path of life: in thy kpresence is the fulness of joy: & at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Notes

1-a.
He shows that we can not call upon God, except we trust in him.
2-b.
Though we can not enrich God, yet we must bestow God's gifts to the use of his children.
4-c.
As grief of conscience and miserable destruction.
4-d.
He would neither by outward profession nor in heart nor in mouth consent to their idolatries.
6-e.
Wherewith my portion is measured.
7-f.
God teaches me continually by secret inspiration.
8-g.
The faithful are sure to persevere to the end.
9-h.
That is, I rejoice both in body and in soul.
10-i.
This is meant chiefly of Christ, by whose resurrection all his mem- bers have immorality.
11-k.
Where God favours, there is perfect felicity