Psalms 16:1
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Study Guide
Psalms 16
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A Miktam of David expressing profound trust and satisfaction in God as his portion and inheritance. David delights in the holy ones, refuses to pour out libations to other gods, and finds his boundary lines in pleasant places. The psalm climaxes with hope that God will not abandon him to Sheol — applied to the resurrection in Acts 2.
Key Verses
Psalms 16:3
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Psalms 16:5
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Psalms 16:10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Psalms 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Full Text
1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.