Psalms · Bible in Basic English
Psalm 16 Bible in Basic English
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
BBE Bible in Basic English
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Michtam. Of David. Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.
1 Michtham de David. GUÁRDAME, oh Dios, porque en ti he confiado.
1 A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.
2 Dijiste, [oh alma mía], á Jehová: Tú eres el Señor: mi bien á ti no [aprovecha];
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 noble in whom is all my delight.
3 [Sino] á los santos que están en la tierra, y á los íntegros: toda mi afición en ellos.
3 As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones 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.
4 Multiplicaránse los dolores de aquellos que sirven diligentes á otro [dios]: no ofreceré yo sus libaciones de sangre, ni en mis labios tomaré sus nombres.
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.
5 The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.
5 Jehová es la porción de mi parte y de mi copa; tú sustentarás mi suerte.
5 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 Fair are the places marked out for me; I have a noble heritage.
6 Las cuerdas me cayeron en lugares deleitosos, y es hermosa la heredad que me ha tocado.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will give praise to the Lord who has been my guide; knowledge comes to me from my thoughts in the night.
7 Bendeciré á Jehová que me aconseja: aun en las noches me enseñan mis riñones.
7 I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.
8 A Jehová he puesto siempre delante de mí: porque está á mi diestra no seré conmovido.
8 I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.
9 Alegróse por tanto mi corazón, y se gozó mi gloria: también mi carne reposará segura.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.
10 Porque no dejarás mi alma en el sepulcro; ni permitirás que tu santo vea corrupción.
10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
11 You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.
11 Me mostrarás la senda de la vida: hartura de alegrías hay con tu rostro; deleites en tu diestra para siempre.
11 You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
Cross references (11)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 31:23; Psalm 56:1; Psalm 17:8; 2 Timothy 1:12
- 2 Psalm 73:25; Psalm 31:14; Job 22:2–3; Psalm 89:26; John 20:28
- 3 Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 12:26; Hebrews 6:10; 2 Chronicles 6:41; Malachi 3:17
- 4 Exodus 23:13; Joshua 23:7; Psalm 32:10; Psalm 97:7; Jonah 2:8
- 5 Psalm 73:26; Psalm 142:5; Lamentations 3:24; Psalm 119:57; Psalm 23:5
- 6 Jeremiah 3:19; Psalm 21:1–3; Ephesians 1:18; Psalm 78:55; Hebrews 12:2
- 7 Psalm 63:6; Isaiah 50:4; Psalm 17:3; Psalm 77:6; Psalm 73:24
- 8 Psalm 62:6; Acts 2:25–28; Psalm 73:23; Psalm 121:5; Psalm 73:26
- 9 Acts 2:26; Psalm 30:12; Psalm 57:8; Psalm 4:7–8; Psalm 108:1
- 10 Acts 2:27–31; Acts 13:35–38; Psalm 49:15; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 20:13
- 11 Acts 2:28; Jude 24; Psalm 36:7–8; Revelation 7:15–17; Ephesians 3:19
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
And Thou art the Lord my God, since Thou standest not in need of my goodness. Chapter XII — Whatever Things the Good God Has Created are Very Good
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Come then to the 15th Psalm, which says distinctly: Preserve Me, O Lord, for in Thee have I put my trust: and after this, their assemblies of blood will I not join, nor make mention of their names between my lips; since they have refused me, and chosen Cæsar as their king: and also the next words, I foresaw …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
The body of our Lord did not experience this form of corruption, as the prophet David says, For Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thine holy one to see corruption.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)
Not to be wearisome, suffice it to quote this brief saying from a psalm: "I have said to the Lord, Thou art my God: for Thou needest not my goodness." We must believe, then, that God has no need, not only of cattle, or any other earthly and material thing, but even of man's righteousness, and that whatever right worship …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… nor make mention of their names between my lips; since they have refused me, and chosen Cæsar as their king: and also the next words, I foresaw the Lord alway before Me, because He is at My right hand, that I may not be moved: and soon after Yea and even until night my reins chastened me.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)