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Psalms 16
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
A Miktam (note: Miktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalm 16 and Psalms 56–60.) of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord.
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
As for the saints who are in the earth,
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god.
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
The LORD assigned my portion and my cup.
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places.
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel.
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me (note: Or my heart instructs me; Hebrew my kidneys instruct me).
I have set the LORD always before me.
I have set (note: LXX I foresaw) the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely (note: LXX will dwell in hope).
For you will not leave my soul in Sheol,
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay (note: Cited in Acts 13:35).
You will show me the path of life.
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.