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A Miktamמִכְתָּםof David.לְדָוִדKeep me,שָׁמְרֵנִיEl,אֵלforכִּיin youבָךְI have taken refuge.חָסִיתִי
Psalms 16:1
Study it in the app“A Miktam of David. Keep me, El, for in you I have taken refuge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 16:1, word by word
- A Miktamמִכְתָּםmichtam
miktam
Miktam: a word in the title of Psalms 16 and 56–60. It names a kind of psalm; its exact sense is not known (perhaps "inscription").
Where else “michtam” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- Keep meשָׁמְרֵshamre
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shamre” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- I have taken refugeחָסִיתִיchasiti
take refuge
Take refuge: seek shelter in someone.
Where else “chasiti” appears
Translation note
“Miktam”: a Hebrew word left as it is; it names a kind of psalm, and its sense is not known.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2You have said to YHWH, “You are Adonai; my good is not apart from you.”