Psalm 16

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A #[Ps. 56, title; 57, title; 60, title]Miktam#16:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David.

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I See Ps. 11:1take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord;

[Ps. 73:25]I have no good apart from you."

3 As for [Ex. 19:6;Deut. 7:6;1 Pet. 2:9]the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,

in whom is all my delight.16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:

4 The sorrows of those who run after16:4 Or who acquire another god shall multiply;

their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out

or Ex. 23:13;Josh. 23:7take their names on my lips.

5 The Lord is Ps. 73:26;119:57;142:5;Num. 18:20;Lam. 3:24;[Deut. 32:9;Jer. 10:16;51:19] my chosen portion and my Ps. 23:5;116:13cup;

you hold my Ps. 125:3lot.

6 Mic. 2:5The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I bless the Lord who See 1 Sam. 23:9-12;2 Sam. 5:18,19gives me counsel;

in Ps. 17:3;See Ps. 42:8the night also my Ps. 7:9heart instructs me.16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me

8 Cited Acts 2:25-28I have Ps. 119:30set the Lord always before me;

because he is at my Ps. 109:31;110:5;121:5right hand, I shall not be Ps. 10:6;15:5shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my Ps. 30:12;57:8;108:1;Gen. 49:6whole being16:9 Hebrew my glory rejoices;

my flesh also dwells secure.

10 For you will not abandon my soul to See Job 21:13Sheol,

Cited Acts 13:35or let your Ps. 89:18;[Mark 1:24] holy one see Ps. 49:9;103:4corruption.16:10 Or see the pit

11 You make known to me Matt. 7:14the path of life;

in your presence there is [Ps. 21:6] fullness of joy;

at your right hand are Ps. 36:8pleasures forevermore.