Psalms 16 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 Shamar (keep/guard) me, Al, for in you do I take chasah (refuge).

2 My soul, you have amar (spoke) to Yahawah (), “You are my Adawan (). Apart from you I have no tawab (good / proper function) thing.”

3 As for the qadawashayam (saints) who are in the aratz (Earth/land), they are the adayar (excellent) ones in whom is all my chapatz (delight).

4 Their itzabath (sorrows) shall be rabah (multiplied) who give gifts to achar (other) Alahayam (). Their drink offerings of dam (blood) I will not nasak (offer), nor nashaa (lift) their sham (name) on my shapah (lips).

5 Yahawah () assigned my manah (portion) and my kawas (cup). You made my gawaral (lot) secure.

6 The chabalayam (lines) napal (fall / be cast down) fallen to me in naiyam (pleasant) places. Yes, I have a shapar (good) nachalah (inheritance).

7 I will barak (blessed) Yahawah (), who has given me yaitz (counsel). Yes, my kalayah (heart) yasar (instructs) me in the layal (night) seasons.

8 I have set Yahawah () thamayad (always) before me. Because he is at my right yamayan (right hand), I shall not be mawat (moved).

9 Therefore my lab (heart) is shamach (glad), and my tongue gayal (rejoices). My bashar (flesh) shall also shakan (place) in safety.

10 For you will not izab (leave) my napash (soul) in shaawal (Sheol / afterlife), neither will you allow your chasayad (holy) one to raah (see / saw) shachath (corruption).

11 You yadai (will) show me the arach (path) of chay (life). In your panayam (face) is shabai (fullness) of shamachah (joy). In your right yamayan (right hand) there are naimawath (pleasures) forevermore.