Psalms 16
David pleads for preservation from YHWH, in whom he trusts exclusively as his sovereign good, rejecting other gods whose followers multiply sorrows, and declares YHWH as his delightful inheritance and portion.[1][2] He blesses YHWH for counsel, sets Him always before him for unshakeable stability, and expresses hope that YHWH will not abandon his soul to Sheol nor let His Holy One see decay, promising fullness of joy in YHWH's presence forever.[1][2]
Word-by-Word
Translation column shows two renderings:
- SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
- SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִכְתָּ֥ם 𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤌 mikhetam |
inscribed composition
inscribed composition
|
HNcmsa | H4387 |
| 2 | לְ/דָוִ֑ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid |
to David
to David
|
HR/Np | H1732 |
| 3 | שָֽׁמְרֵ֥/נִי 𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤍𐤉 shamereni |
Guard me
Guard me
|
HVqv2ms/Sp1cs | H8104 |
| 4 | אֵ֝֗ל 𐤀𐤋 el |
toward
God
|
HNcmsa | H410 |
| 5 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 6 | חָסִ֥יתִי 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤉 chasiti |
I sought refuge
I sought refuge
|
HVqp1cs | H2620 |
| 7 | בָֽ/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 vakhe |
in you
|
HR/Sp2fs |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אָמַ֣רְתְּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 amarete |
you said
I said
|
HVqp2fs | H559 |
| 2 | לַֽ֭/יהוָה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
to Yahweh
to Yahweh
|
HR/Np | H3068 |
| 3 | אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay |
my Sovereign Lord
my Sovereign Lord
|
HNcmpc/Sp1cs | H136 |
| 4 | אָ֑תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah |
you
you
|
HPp2ms | H859 |
| 5 | ט֝וֹבָתִ֗/י 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤕/𐤉 tovati |
my goodness
my goodness
|
HAafsc/Sp1cs | H2896 |
| 6 | בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal |
not at all
is not
|
HTn | H1077 |
| 7 | עָלֶֽי/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha |
upon you
upon you
|
HR/Sp2ms | H5921 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לִ֭/קְדוֹשִׁים 𐤋/𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 liqedoshim |
set-apart ones
to the set-apart ones
|
HR/Aampa | H6918 |
| 2 | אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher |
that-which
who
|
HTr | H834 |
| 3 | בָּ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) |
in the land
in the land
|
HRd/Ncbsa | H776 |
| 4 | הֵ֑מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah |
they
they
|
HPp3mp | H1992 |
| 5 | וְ֝/אַדִּירֵ֗י 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓𐤉 veadirey |
and mighty ones of
and the mighty ones of
|
HC/Aampc | H117 |
| 6 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 7 | חֶפְצִ/י 𐤇𐤐𐤑/𐤉 chefetsi |
my delight
my delight
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H2656 |
| 8 | בָֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam |
in them
|
HR/Sp3mp |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יִרְבּ֥וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤅 yirebu |
they will multiply
they will multiply
|
HVqi3mp | H7235 |
| 2 | עַצְּבוֹתָ/ם֮ 𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 atsevotam |
their fashioned-idols
their sorrows
|
HNcfpc/Sp3mp | H6094 |
| 3 | אַחֵ֪ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 acher |
another (masculine)
other (masculine)
|
HAamsa | H312 |
| 4 | מָ֫הָ֥רוּ 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 maharu |
hasten yourselves
have hastened
|
HVqp3cp | H4116 |
| 5 | בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal |
not at all
not
|
HTn | H1077 |
| 6 | אַסִּ֣יךְ 𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤊 asikhe |
I will pour out
I will pour out
|
HVhi1cs | H5258 |
| 7 | נִסְכֵּי/הֶ֣ם 𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤉/𐤄𐤌 nisekeyhem |
their poured-out libations
their poured-out libations
|
HNcmpc/Sp3mp | H5262 |
| 8 | מִ/דָּ֑ם 𐤌/𐤃𐤌 midam damu (Lingala) |
from blood
from blood
|
HR/Ncmsa | H1818 |
| 9 | וּֽ/בַל 𐤅/𐤁𐤋 uval |
and not at all
and not
|
HC/Tn | H1077 |
| 10 | אֶשָּׂ֥א 𐤀𐤔𐤀 esa |
I lift
I will lift
|
HVqi1cs | H5375 |
| 11 | אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et |
object-marker
[·]
|
HTo | H853 |
| 12 | שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗/ם 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤌 shemotam |
their names
their names
|
HNcmpc/Sp3mp | H8034 |
| 13 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 14 | שְׂפָתָֽ/י 𐤔𐤐𐤕/𐤉 sefatay |
my two lips
my two lips
|
HNcfdc/Sp1cs | H8193 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יְֽהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 2 | מְנָת 𐤌𐤍𐤕 menat |
assigned portion of
assigned portion of
|
HNcfsc | H4490 |
| 3 | חֶלְקִ֥/י 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤉 cheleqi |
my allotted portion
my allotted portion
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H2506 |
| 4 | וְ/כוֹסִ֑/י 𐤅/𐤊𐤅𐤎/𐤉 vekhosi |
and my cup
and my cup
|
HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs | H3563 |
| 5 | אַ֝תָּ֗ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah |
you
you
|
HPp2ms | H859 |
| 6 | תּוֹמִ֥יךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤊 tomikhe |
supporting one
supporting one
|
HVqrmsa | H8551 |
| 7 | גּוֹרָלִֽ/י 𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋/𐤉 gorali |
my allotted portion
my allotted lot
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H1486 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | חֲבָלִ֣ים 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 chavalim kamba (Swahili) |
binding-cords
measuring lines
|
HNcbpa | H2256 |
| 2 | נָֽפְלוּ 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 nafelu |
they fell
have fallen
|
HVqp3cp | H5307 |
| 3 | לִ֭/י 𐤋/𐤉 li |
to me
|
HR/Sp1cs | |
| 4 | בַּ/נְּעִמִ֑ים 𐤁/𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 baneimim |
in pleasant ones
in pleasant places
|
HRd/Aampa | H5273 |
| 5 | אַף 𐤀𐤐 af |
indeed
indeed
|
HTa | H637 |
| 6 | נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 nachalat |
inherited portion of
inheritance of
|
HNcfsc | H5159 |
| 7 | שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה 𐤔𐤐𐤓𐤄 shaferah |
she became splendid
is beautiful
|
HVqp3fs | H8231 |
| 8 | עָלָֽ/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay |
upon me
to me
|
HR/Sp1cs | H5921 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤊 avarekhe baraka (Swahili) |
I will bestow blessing
I will bless
|
HVpi1cs | H1288 |
| 2 | אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et |
object-marker
[·]
|
HTo | H853 |
| 3 | יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 4 | אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher |
that-which
who
|
HTr | H834 |
| 5 | יְעָצָ֑/נִי 𐤉𐤏𐤑/𐤍𐤉 yeatsani |
he counseled me
counseled me
|
HVqp3ms/Sp1cs | H3289 |
| 6 | אַף 𐤀𐤐 af |
indeed
indeed
|
HTa | H637 |
| 7 | לֵ֝יל֗וֹת 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤕 leylot |
nights
nights
|
HNcmpa | H3915 |
| 8 | יִסְּר֥וּ/נִי 𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤅/𐤍𐤉 yiseruni |
they disciplined me
they instruct me
|
HVpp3cp/Sp1cs | H3256 |
| 9 | כִלְיוֹתָֽ/י 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤉 khileyotay |
my kidneys
my kidneys
|
HNcfpc/Sp1cs | H3629 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שִׁוִּ֬יתִי 𐤔𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 shiviti |
I have made equal
I have set
|
HVpp1cs | H7737 |
| 2 | יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) |
Yahweh
Yahweh
|
HNp | H3068 |
| 3 | לְ/נֶגְדִּ֣/י 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤃/𐤉 lenegedi |
before me
before me
|
HR/R/Sp1cs | H5048 |
| 4 | תָמִ֑יד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid |
continuity
continually
|
HNcmsa | H8548 |
| 5 | כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 6 | מִֽ֝/ימִינִ֗/י 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤉 mimini |
my right hand
at my right hand
|
HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs | H3225 |
| 7 | בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal |
not at all
not
|
HTn | H1077 |
| 8 | אֶמּֽוֹט 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤈 emot |
I will totter
I will be shaken
|
HVNi1cs | H4131 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָ/כֵ֤ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) |
accordingly
therefore
|
HR/D | H3651 |
| 2 | שָׂמַ֣ח 𐤔𐤌𐤇 samach samka (Kirundi) |
he rejoiced
rejoiced
|
HVqp3ms | H8055 |
| 3 | לִ֭בִּ/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi |
my inner core
my heart
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H3820 |
| 4 | וַ/יָּ֣גֶל 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤋 vayagel |
and he exulted
and exulted
|
HC/Vqw3ms | H1523 |
| 5 | כְּבוֹדִ֑/י 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤉 kevodi |
my weighty honor
my glory
|
HNcbsc/Sp1cs | H3519 |
| 6 | אַף 𐤀𐤐 af |
indeed
also
|
HTa | H637 |
| 7 | בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗/י 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤉 besari |
my flesh
my flesh
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H1320 |
| 8 | יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤍 yishekon |
he will dwell
will dwell
|
HVqi3ms | H7931 |
| 9 | לָ/בֶֽטַח 𐤋/𐤁𐤈𐤇 lavetach |
security
security
|
HR/Ncmsa | H983 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo |
not
not
|
HTn | H3808 |
| 3 | תַעֲזֹ֣ב 𐤕𐤏𐤆𐤁 taazov |
you will abandon
you will abandon
|
HVqi2ms | H5800 |
| 4 | נַפְשִׁ֣/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi |
my living being
my life
|
HNcbsc/Sp1cs | H5315 |
| 5 | לִ/שְׁא֑וֹל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 lisheol |
to ask
to Sheol
|
HR/Np | H7585 |
| 6 | לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 |
not
not
|
HTn | H3808 |
| 7 | תִתֵּ֥ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen |
you will give
you will give
|
HVqi2ms | H5414 |
| 8 | חֲ֝סִידְ/ךָ֗ 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃/𐤊 chasidekha |
your loyal one
your faithful one
|
HAamsc/Sp2ms | H2623 |
| 9 | לִ/רְא֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot |
to see
to see
|
HR/Vqc | H7200 |
| 10 | שָֽׁחַת 𐤔𐤇𐤕 shachat |
he sank down
the pit
|
HNcfsa | H7845 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | תּֽוֹדִיעֵ/נִי֮ 𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 todieni |
you will make me know
you will make me know
|
HVhi2ms/Sp1cs | H3045 |
| 2 | אֹ֤רַח 𐤀𐤓𐤇 orach |
well-trodden path
well-trodden path
|
HNcbsc | H734 |
| 3 | חַ֫יִּ֥ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim hai (Swahili) |
lives
livings
|
HNcmpa | H2416 |
| 4 | שֹׂ֣בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sova |
fullness of
fullness of
|
HNcmsc | H7648 |
| 5 | שְׂ֭מָחוֹת 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤕 semachot Nsansamuka (Bemba) |
rejoicings
joys
|
HNcfpa | H8057 |
| 6 | אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et |
object-marker
with
|
HR | H854 |
| 7 | פָּנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 paneykha |
your face
before your face
|
HNcbpc/Sp2ms | H6440 |
| 8 | נְעִמ֖וֹת 𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤕 neimot |
pleasant ones
pleasures
|
HAafpa | H5273 |
| 9 | בִּ/ימִינְ/ךָ֣ 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤊 biminekha |
in your right hand
at your right hand
|
HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms | H3225 |
| 10 | נֶֽצַח 𐤍𐤑𐤇 netsach |
perpetuity-of
forever-of
|
HNcmsa | H5331 |