Psalms 16
You Will Not Abandon My Soul
A Miktam of David.
1Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.
Notes for verse 31 entry
Text notes
Psalms 16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say: View in passage
4The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips.
Notes for verse 41 entry
Text notes
Psalms 16:4 Or who acquire View in passage
5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
8I have set the LORD always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Notes for verses 7–81 entry
Text notes
Psalms 16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me View in passage
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.
Notes for verses 9–102 entries
Text notes
Psalms 16:9 Hebrew my glory View in passage
Psalms 16:10 Or see the pit View in passage
11You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures for evermore.