Skip to content

Psalm 16

Conserva me, Domine

The Book of Common Prayer (1979) · 11 verses

  1. 1

    Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; *
    I have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord, my good above all other."

  2. 2

    All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, *
    upon those who are noble among the people.

  3. 3

    But those who run after other gods *
    shall have their troubles multiplied.

  4. 4

    Their libations of blood I will not offer, *
    nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.

  5. 5

    O LORD, you are my portion and my cup; *
    it is you who uphold my lot.

  6. 6

    My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; *
    indeed, I have a goodly heritage.

  7. 7

    I will bless the LORD who gives me counsel; *
    my heart teaches me, night after night.

  8. 8

    I have set the LORD always before me; *
    because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.

  9. 9

    My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; *
    my body also shall rest in hope.

  10. 10

    For you will not abandon me to the grave, *
    nor let your holy one see the Pit.

  11. 11

    You will show me the path of life; *
    in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Download Psalm 16 as a PDF

The text of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer is in the public domain in the United States.

All 150 psalms