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Those who hurry after[a] another god increase their sorrows.
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
nor take up their names on my lips.
Yahweh is the portion which is my share and my cup.
You hold my lot.
The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places.
Yes, my inheritance is delightful for me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:4 Or “they who acquire”

Those who run after other gods(A) will suffer(B) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(C) on my lips.

Lord, you alone are my portion(D) and my cup;(E)
    you make my lot(F) secure.
The boundary lines(G) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.(H)

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