Psalm 16 :: New International Version (NIV)

Psa 16:1A miktam[fn] of David. Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.

Psa 16:2I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”

Psa 16:3I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

Psa 16:4Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.

Psa 16:5

Psa 16:5LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.

Psa 16:6

Psa 16:6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

Psa 16:7

Psa 16:7I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

Psa 16:8

Psa 16:8I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psa 16:9

Psa 16:9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

Psa 16:10

Psa 16:10because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful[fn] one see decay.

Psa 16:11

Psa 16:11You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

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(16:1)

Title: Probably a literary or musical term

(16:10)

Or holy

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Psalm 16 :: New International Version (NIV)

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