{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/16","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T10:27:36.332Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":16,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":15,"nextChapter":17,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou art;' My good is not for thine own sake;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For the holy ones who are in the land, And the honourable, all my delight is in them."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Multiplied are their griefs, Who have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Jehovah is the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou — Thou dost uphold my lot."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance is for me."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also in the nights my reins instruct me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because — at my right hand I am not moved."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh dwelleth confidently:"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys is with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 16 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 16](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/16)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/16 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}