Psalm 16:1WEB
Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
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A Poem by David.
Psalm 16:1WEB
Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
Psalm 16:2WEB
My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 16:3WEB
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
Psalm 16:4WEB
Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
Psalm 16:5WEB
Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 16:6WEB
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
Psalm 16:7WEB
I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 16:8WEB
I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 16:9WEB
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
Psalm 16:10WEB
For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
Psalm 16:11WEB
You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.