Psalms 16 (YLT)

Chapter Text

16:1 A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.

16:2 Thou hast said to Jehovah, `My Lord Thou <FI>art<Fi> ;' My good <FI>is<Fi> not for thine own sake;

16:3 For the holy ones who <FI>are<Fi> in the land, And the honourable, all my delight <FI>is<Fi> in them.

16:4 Multiplied are their griefs, <FI>Who<Fi> have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.

16:5 Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou--Thou dost uphold my lot.

16:6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance <FI>is<Fi> for me.

16:7 I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also <FI>in<Fi> the nights my reins instruct me.

16:8 I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because--at my right hand I am not moved.

16:9 Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh dwelleth confidently:

16:10 For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption.

16:11 Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys <FI>is<Fi> with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "secret", "treasure", "david", "preserve", "trust", "thee", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "secret", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local YLT text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "secret" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "secret" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.