psalm16

PSALM 16

METER: 11 10 11 10 11 10

SUGGESTED TUNE: FINLANDIA

This is the meter of the hymn "Be Still, My Soul"

1. Pro-tect me, God; I trust in you for safe-ty.

I say, "You are my God; all good's from you."

How no-ble are the saints, God's faith-ful peo-ple.

My great-est plea-sure is to be with them.

Those who choose other gods know only trou-ble.

I will not wor-ship them or speak their names.

2. God gives me food, he e'er is my pro-vid-er;

He gives fine things to me that give me joy.

I bless the Lord who ev-er does in-struct me,

And in the night gives guid-ance in my heart.

I keep the pres-ence of the Lord be-fore me;

I am not shak-en, for he's al-ways near.

3. There-fore my heart is glad, my soul re-joic-es.

My bod-y also al-ways is se-cure.

You do not give me up to lands of shad-ow,

Nor leave your faith-ful in the land of death.

The path of life you show to me; your pres-ence

Gives joy and plea-sure for e-ter-ni-ty.