Psalm 16 Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 16
Confidence in the Lord
A Davidic Miktam.(A)
1 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.(B)
2 I[a] said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.”[b](C)
3 As for the holy people who are in the land,(D)
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
4 The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.(E)
5 Lord, You are my portion[c]
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.(F)
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.(G)
7 I will praise the Lord who counsels me(H)—
even at night my conscience instructs me.(I)
8 I keep the Lord in mind[d] always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.(J)
9 Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.(K)
10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol;(L)
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.(M)
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;(N)
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.(O)
Footnotes
- Psalm 16:2 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read You
- Psalm 16:2 Or “Lord, my good; there is none besides You.”
- Psalm 16:5 Or allotted portion
- Psalm 16:8 Lit front of me
Cross references
- 16:title : Ps 56–60 titles
- 16:1 : Ps 94:22
- 16:2 : Ps 73:25
- 16:3 : Dt 7:6; 14:2; 26:19
- 16:4 : Ex 23:13; Jos 23:7
- 16:5 : Nm 18:20; Ps 119:57; Lm 3:24
- 16:6 : Jr 3:19
- 16:7 : Ps 73:24
- 16:7 : Ps 77:6
- 16:8 : Ps 15:5; 112:6
- 16:9 : Ps 4:7-8; 13:5
- 16:10 : Ps 49:10; 86:13
- 16:10 : Jb 33:18, 28; Ps 30:3; 103:4; Ac 13:35
- 16:11 : Ps 21:6
- 16:8-11 : Ac 2:25-28
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.
