A miktam of David.

1
Keep me safe, my God,
for in you I take refuge.

2
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
apart from you I have no good thing.”
3
I say of the holy people who are in the land,
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4
Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names on my lips.

5
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
you make my lot secure.
6
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
7
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
8
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
10
because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful[b] one see decay.
11
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Psalm 16

Central Idea: The Pleasures of God are ours to enjoy and rest in because Jesus secured them for us.

I. Pleasures We Hold (vv. 1-8)

II. Pleasures We Await (vv. 9-11)