Psalm 16

Confidence in the Lord

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1} A Davidic Miktam.^(A)

Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.^(B)

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I^(a) said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.”^(b)^(C)

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As for the holy people who are in the land,^(D)
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.

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The 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.^(E)

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Lord, You are my portion^(c)
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.^(F)

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The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.^(G)

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I will praise the Lord who counsels me^(H)—
even at night my conscience instructs me.^(I)

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I keep the Lord in mind^(d) always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.^(J)

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Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.^(K)

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For You will not abandon me to Sheol;^(L)
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.^(M)

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You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;^(N)
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.^(O)

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 16:2: Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read You

b. Psalm 16:2: Or “Lord, my good; there is none besides You.”

c. Psalm 16:5: Or allotted portion

d. Psalm 16:8: Lit front of me

Cross references:

B. Psalm 16:1: Psalm 94:22

C. Psalm 16:2: Psalm 73:25

D. Psalm 16:3: Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2; Deuteronomy 26:19

E. Psalm 16:4: Exodus 23:13; Joshua 23:7

F. Psalm 16:5: Numbers 18:20; Psalm 119:57

G. Psalm 16:6: Jeremiah 3:19

H. Psalm 16:7: Psalm 73:24

I. Psalm 16:7: Psalm 77:6

J. Psalm 16:8: Psalm 15:5; Psalm 112:6

K. Psalm 16:9: Psalm 4:7-8; Psalm 13:5

L. Psalm 16:10: Psalm 49:10; Psalm 86:13

M. Psalm 16:10: Job 33:18; Job 33:28; Psalm 30:3; Psalm 103:4; Acts 13:35

N. Psalm 16:11: Psalm 21:6

O. Psalm 16:8: Acts 2:25-28