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Psalm 16 Free Bible Version

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1 A psalm (miktam) of David. Take care of me, Lord, for I come to you for protection.
1 A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
2 I tell the Lord, “Apart from you Lord, I don't have anything that's good.”
2 My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
3 As for the holy people in the land, they are the ones who are truly great. I appreciate them.
3 As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 Those who run after other gods will face a lot of trouble. I will not participate in their offerings of blood, I will not even speak the names of their gods.
4 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.
5 Lord, you alone are all I have; you give me what I need; you safeguard my future.
5 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 The land divisions have worked out in my favor—my property is wonderful!
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who gives me good advice; even at night my conscience tells me what is right.
7 I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have always kept the Lord in front of me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
8 I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 That's why I'm so happy! That's why I am full of joy! That's why my body lives in hope!
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 For you will not abandon me in the grave, nor will you allow your Holy One to experience decay.
10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
11 You have shown me the path of life, filling me with joy with your presence and the delight of living with you forever.
11 You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
Cross references (11)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 31:23; Psalm 56:1; Psalm 17:8; 2 Timothy 1:12
  2. 2 Psalm 73:25; Psalm 31:14; Job 22:2–3; Psalm 89:26; John 20:28
  3. 3 Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 12:26; Hebrews 6:10; 2 Chronicles 6:41; Malachi 3:17
  4. 4 Exodus 23:13; Joshua 23:7; Psalm 32:10; Psalm 97:7; Jonah 2:8
  5. 5 Psalm 73:26; Psalm 142:5; Lamentations 3:24; Psalm 119:57; Psalm 23:5
  6. 6 Jeremiah 3:19; Psalm 21:1–3; Ephesians 1:18; Psalm 78:55; Hebrews 12:2
  7. 7 Psalm 63:6; Isaiah 50:4; Psalm 17:3; Psalm 77:6; Psalm 73:24
  8. 8 Psalm 62:6; Acts 2:25–28; Psalm 73:23; Psalm 121:5; Psalm 73:26
  9. 9 Acts 2:26; Psalm 30:12; Psalm 57:8; Psalm 4:7–8; Psalm 108:1
  10. 10 Acts 2:27–31; Acts 13:35–38; Psalm 49:15; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 20:13
  11. 11 Acts 2:28; Jude 24; Psalm 36:7–8; Revelation 7:15–17; Ephesians 3:19

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 16:2 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book VII, Chapters X–XV)

    And Thou art the Lord my God, since Thou standest not in need of my goodness. Chapter XII — Whatever Things the Good God Has Created are Very Good

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  2. Quotes verse 16:1 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XIV)

    Come then to the 15th Psalm, which says distinctly: Preserve Me, O Lord, for in Thee have I put my trust: and after this, their assemblies of blood will I not join, nor make mention of their names between my lips; since they have refused me, and chosen Cæsar as their king: and also the next words, I foresaw …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  3. Quotes verse 16:10 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book III, Chapters XXVIII–XXIX)

    The body of our Lord did not experience this form of corruption, as the prophet David says, For Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thine holy one to see corruption.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)

  4. Quotes verse 16:2 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book X, Chapters 4–6)

    Not to be wearisome, suffice it to quote this brief saying from a psalm: "I have said to the Lord, Thou art my God: for Thou needest not my goodness." We must believe, then, that God has no need, not only of cattle, or any other earthly and material thing, but even of man's righteousness, and that whatever right worship …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  5. Quotes verse 16:8 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XIV)

    … nor make mention of their names between my lips; since they have refused me, and chosen Cæsar as their king: and also the next words, I foresaw the Lord alway before Me, because He is at My right hand, that I may not be moved: and soon after Yea and even until night my reins chastened me.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)