The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah’s Victory
1 Preserve[1] me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You.”
3 As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take up their names on my lips.
5 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You [2]maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; my [3]heart also instructs 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 rejoices; My flesh also will [4]rest in hope.
10 For You will not leave my soul in [5]Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to [6]see corruption.
11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:1-11 (NKJV)
Footnotes
- Psalm 16:1 Watch over
- Psalm 16:5 Lit. uphold
- Psalm 16:7 Mind, lit. kidneys
- Psalm 16:9 Or dwell securely
- Psalm 16:10 The abode of the dead
- Psalm 16:10 undergo
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