Michtam of David.
Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.
O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art {Or, the Lord}my Lord:
I have no good beyond thee.
{Or, Unto}As for the saints that are in the earth,
{Or, And the excellent…delight; Their &c.}They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god:
Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer,
Nor take their names upon my lips.
Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:
Thou maintainest my lot.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;
Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel;
Yea, my {Hebrew: reins.}heart instructeth me in the night seasons.
I have set Jehovah always before me:
Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth;
My flesh also shall dwell {Or, confidently}in safety.
For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol;
Neither wilt thou suffer thy {Or, godly Or, beloved Another reading is, holy ones.}holy one to see {Or, the pit}corruption.
Thou wilt show me the path of life:
In thy presence is fulness of joy;
In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Querverweise zu Psalm 16,2 Ps 16,2
For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David.O Jehovah, our Lord,How excellent is thy name in all the earth,Who hast set thy glory {Or, above}upon the heavens!
I will take no bullock out of thy house,Nor he-goats out of thy folds.
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
For every beast of the forest is mine,And the cattle {Or, upon the mountains where thousands are}upon a thousand hills.
But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah:I said, Thou art my God.
Can a man be profitable unto God?Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father,My God, and the rock of my salvation.
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous?Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;My God, in whom I trust.
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him?Or what receiveth he of thy hand?
O Jehovah our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art;And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.
One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall {Or, proclaim the name}call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall {Or, write on his hand, Unto Jehovah}subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah, and {Or, give for a title the name of Israel}surname himself by the name of Israel.
Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable {Greek: bondservants.}servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.
And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.