Psalms 16
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Psalm 16
A miktam #16:0 Unknown musical term. by David.
1Protect me, O God, because I take refuge in you.
2I said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord. Without you, I have nothing good.”
3Those who lead holy lives on earth
are the noble ones who fill me with joy.
4Those who quickly chase after other gods multiply their sorrows.
I will not pour out their sacrificial offerings of blood
or use my lips to speak their names.
5The Lord is my inheritance and my cup.
You are the one who determines my destiny.
6Your boundary lines mark out pleasant places for me.
Indeed, my inheritance is something beautiful.
7I will praise the Lord, who advises me.
My conscience warns me at night.
8I always keep the Lord in front of me.
When he is by my side, I cannot be moved.
9That is why my heart is glad and my soul rejoices.
My body rests securely
10because you do not abandon my soul to the grave
or allow your holy one to decay.
11You make the path of life known to me.
Complete joy is in your presence.
Pleasures are by your side forever.
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Psalms 16
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Psalm 16
Confidence in the Lord
A Miktam of David.#Ps 56–60
1Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you.#Ps 94:22
2I#16:2 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read You said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides you.”#16:2 Or “Lord, my good; there is none besides you.”#Ps 73:25
3As for the holy people who are in the land,#Dt 7:6; 14:2; 26:19
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
4The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.#Ex 23:13; Jos 23:7
5 Lord, you are my portion#16:5 Or allotted portion
and my cup of blessing;
you hold my future.#Nm 18:20; Ps 119:57; Lm 3:24
6The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.#Jr 3:19
7I will bless the Lord who counsels me#Ps 73:24 —
even at night when my thoughts trouble me.#16:7 Or at night my heart instructs me#Ps 77:6
8I always let the Lord guide me.#16:8 Lit I place the Lord in front of me always
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.#Ps 15:5; 112:6
9Therefore my heart is glad
and my whole being rejoices;
my body also rests securely.#Ps 4:7–8; 13:5
10For you will not abandon me to Sheol;#Ps 49:10; 86:13
you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.#Jb 33:18,28; Ps 30:3; 103:4; Ac 13:35
11You reveal the path of life to me;
in your presence is abundant joy;#Ps 21:6
at your right hand are eternal pleasures.#Ac 2:25–28
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