Thematic Bible
Psalm 16:1 (show verse)
Psalm 16:2 (show verse)
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”
Psalm 16:3 (show verse)
As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land,
They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
Psalm 16:4 (show verse)
The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry];
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
Psalm 16:5 (show verse)
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];
You support my lot.
Psalm 16:6 (show verse)
The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.
Psalm 16:7 (show verse)
I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.
Psalm 16:8 (show verse)
I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Psalm 16:9 (show verse)
Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices;
My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety,
Psalm 16:10 (show verse)
For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
Psalm 16:11 (show verse)
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.