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1 Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
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 excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
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 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
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.
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Hebrew interlinear — Psalm 16:1–11 (93 words)
1
  1. שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִיšāmĕrēnîshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  2. אֵ֝֗לʾēlel: strength; (as adjective) mightyH410
  3. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  4. חָסִ֥יתִיḥāsîtîchacah: to flee for protection; (figuratively) to confide inH2620
2
  1. אָמַ֣רְתְּʾāmarĕtamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. לַֽ֭יהוָהlayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. אֲדֹנָ֣יʾădōnāyAdonay: the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)H136
  4. אָ֑תָּהʾāttâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
  5. ט֝וֹבָתִ֗יṭôbātîtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  6. בַּלbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  7. עָלֶֽיךָ׃ʿālêkā`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
3
  1. לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁיםliqdôšîmqadowsh: sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) GodH6918
  2. אֲשֶׁרʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  3. בָּאָ֣רֶץbāʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  4. הֵ֑מָּהhēmmâhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  5. וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗יwĕʾaddîrêaddiyr: wide; (generally) largeH117
  6. כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  7. חֶפְצִיḥepṣîchephets: pleasure; (hence, abstractly) desireH2656
4
  1. יִרְבּ֥וּyirbûrabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
  2. עַצְּבוֹתָם֮ʿaṣṣĕbôtām`atstsebeth: a idol; also, a pain or woundH6094
  3. אַחֵ֪רʾaḥēracher: (properly) hinder; (generally) next, other, etcH312
  4. מָ֫הָ֥רוּmāhārûmahar: (properly) to be liquid or flow easily; (by implication)H4116
  5. בַּלbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  6. אַסִּ֣יךְʾassîknacak: to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal)H5258
  7. נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣םniskêhemnecek: a libation; also a cast idolH5262
  8. מִדָּ֑םmiddāmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
  9. וּֽבַלûbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  10. אֶשָּׂ֥אʾeśśāʾnasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
  11. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  12. שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םšĕmôtāmshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
  13. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  14. שְׂפָתָֽי׃śĕpātāysaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
5
  1. יְֽהוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  2. מְנָתmĕnātmanah: (properly) something weighed out; (generally) a divisionH4490
  3. חֶלְקִ֥יḥelqîcheleq: (properly) smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentH2506
  4. וְכוֹסִ֑יwĕkôsîkowc: a cup (as a container); (often, figuratively) a lot (as if a potion)H3563
  5. אַ֝תָּ֗הʾattâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
  6. תּוֹמִ֥יךְtômîktamak: to sustain; (by implication) to obtain, keep fastH8551
  7. גּוֹרָלִֽי׃gôrālîgowral: (properly) a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose)H1486
6
  1. חֲבָלִ֣יםḥăbālîmchebel: a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring lineH2256
  2. נָֽפְלוּnāpĕlûnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
  3. לִ֭יlî
  4. בַּנְּעִמִ֑יםbannĕʿimîmna`iym: delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)H5273
  5. אַףʾapaph: meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction)H637
  6. נַ֝חֲלָ֗תnaḥălātnachalah: (properly) something inherited; (abstractly) occupancyH5159
  7. שָֽׁפְרָ֥הšāpĕrâshaphar: to glisten, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) fairH8231
  8. עָלָֽי׃ʿālāy`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
7
  1. אֲבָרֵ֗ךְʾăbārēkbarak: to kneel; (implication, man toward God) to bless God as an act of adorationH1288
  2. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  3. יְ֭הוָהyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  5. יְעָצָ֑נִיyĕʿāṣānîya`ats: to advise; (reflexively) to deliberate or resolveH3289
  6. אַףʾapaph: meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction)H637
  7. לֵ֝יל֗וֹתlêlôtlayil: (properly) a twist (away of the light), i.e. nightH3915
  8. יִסְּר֥וּנִיyissĕrûnîyacar: to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words)H3256
  9. כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃kilyôtāykilyah: a kidney (as an essential organ); (figuratively) the mind (as the interior self)H3629
8
  1. שִׁוִּ֬יתִיšiwwîtîshavah: (properly) to level, i.e. equalize; (figuratively) to resembleH7737
  2. יְהוָ֣הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. לְנֶגְדִּ֣יlĕnegdîneged: a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mateH5048
  4. תָמִ֑ידtāmîdtamiyd: (properly) continuance (as indefinite extension)H8548
  5. כִּ֥יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗יmîmînîyamiyn: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous)H3225
  7. בַּלbalbal: (properly) a failure; (by implication) nothingH1077
  8. אֶמּֽוֹט׃ʾemmôṭmowt: to waver; (by implication) , to slip, shake, fallH4131
9
  1. לָכֵ֤ן׀lākēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  2. שָׂמַ֣חśāmaḥsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
  3. לִ֭בִּיlibbîleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  4. וַיָּ֣גֶלwayyāgelgiyl: (properly) to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearH1523
  5. כְּבוֹדִ֑יkĕbôdîkabowd: (properly) weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519
  6. אַףʾapaph: meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction)H637
  7. בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbĕśārîbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
  8. יִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyiškōnshakan: to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)H7931
  9. לָבֶֽטַח׃lābeṭaḥbetach: (properly) a place of refuge; (abstract) safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust)H983
10
  1. כִּ֤י׀kîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  3. תַעֲזֹ֣בtaʿăzōb`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
  4. נַפְשִׁ֣יnapšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  5. לִשְׁא֑וֹלlišʾôlsh'owl: Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesH7585
  6. לֹֽאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. תִתֵּ֥ןtittēnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  8. חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ḥăsîdĕkāchaciyd: (properly) kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)H2623
  9. לִרְא֥וֹתlirʾôtra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  10. שָֽׁחַת׃šāḥatshachath: a pit (especially as a trap); (figuratively) destructionH7845
11
  1. תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮tôdîʿēniyyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. אֹ֤רַחʾōraḥorach: (literally or figuratively) a well-trodden roadH734
  3. חַ֫יִּ֥יםḥayyîmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  4. שֹׂ֣בַעśōbaʿsoba`: satisfaction (of food or (figuratively) joy)H7648
  5. שְׂ֭מָחוֹתśĕmāḥôtsimchah: blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)H8057
  6. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  7. פָּנֶ֑יךָpānêkāpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  8. נְעִמ֖וֹתnĕʿimôtna`iym: delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)H5273
  9. בִּימִינְךָ֣bîmînĕkāyamiyn: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous)H3225
  10. נֶֽצַח׃neṣaḥnetsach: (properly) a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towardsH5331

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Strong's words in Psalm 16 (6)
Strong's H1077 — בַּל (bal)
bal (bal) adv. 1. (properly) a failure 2. (by implication) nothing 3. (usually, adverb) not at all 4. (also) lest [from H1086] KJV: lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing. Root(s): H1086. Appears 4 times in Psalm 16.
Strong's H3068 — לַֽ֭יהוָה (layhwâ)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 4 times in Psalm 16.
Strong's H637 — אַף (ʾap)
aph (af) prt. 1. meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction) 2. (also) or yea 3. adversatively though [a primitive particle] KJV: also, + although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, + how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.. Appears 3 times in Psalm 16.
Strong's H3225 — מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י (mîmînî)
yamiyn (yaw-meen') n-f. 1. the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous) 2. locally, the south [from H3231] KJV: + left-handed, right (hand, side), south. Root(s): H3231. Appears 2 times in Psalm 16.
Strong's H5273 — בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים (bannĕʿimîm)
na`iym (naw-eem') adj. 1. delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative) [from H5276] KJV: pleasant(-ure), sweet. Root(s): H5276. Appears 2 times in Psalm 16.
Strong's H859 — אָ֑תָּה (ʾāttâ)
attah (at-taw') (or (shortened) aatta {at-taw'}; or wath {ath}; feminine (irregular) sometimes nattiy {at-tee'}; plural masculine attem {at- tem'}; feminine atten {at-ten'}; or oattenah {at-tay'naw}; or fattennah {at-tane'-naw};) p/p. 1. thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you [a primitive pronoun of the second person] KJV: thee, thou, ye, you.. Appears 2 times in Psalm 16.

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