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A special Davidic Psalm.[a]

Trust in the Face of Death

16 Keep me safe, God,
    for I take refuge in you.
I told the Lord,
    “You are my master,[b]
        I have nothing good apart from you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:1 The Heb. reads miktam
  2. Psalm 16:2 Lit. you are Adonai

Psalm 16

A miktam[a] of David.

Keep me safe,(A) my God,
    for in you I take refuge.(B)

I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(C)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term