Psalm 16

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 Preserve me, O God; for in thee have I | put my | trust. ||

2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, * Thou art my God, my | goods are | nothing • unto | thee. ||

3 All my delight is upon the | saints, that are • in the | earth ||

and upon | 3 such as ex- | cel in | virtue. ||

4 But they that run after another god shall have | great | trouble. ||

5 Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, * neither make mention of their | names with- | in my | lips. ||

6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inheritance, 3 and | of my | cup ||

3 thou | shalt main- | tain my | lot. ||

7 The lot is fallen unto me in a | fair | ground ||

yea, I | have a | goodly | heritage. ||

8 I will thank the Lord for | 3 giving me | warning ||

my reins also | 3 chasten me | in the | night • season. ||

9 I have set God | 3 always be- | fore me ||

for he is on my right hand, | therefore • I | shall not | fall. ||

10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my | glor•y re- | joiced ||

my flesh | 3 also shall | rest in | hope. ||

11 For why? * thou shalt not leave my | soul in | hell ||

neither shalt thou suffer thy | Holy • One to | see cor- | ruption. ||

12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life; * in thy presence is the | 3 fulness of | joy ||

and at thy right hand there is | pleasure • for | ever- | more. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||