Psalms 16 — Refuge, Fullness of Joy, and the Path of Life | World English Bible | OliveGrove

Psalms 16:1–4

The believer finds no good apart from the Lord, delighting in His people and rejecting the increasing sorrows of those who follow other gods.

1 Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.

2 My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

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.

Psalms 16:5–8

The Lord is my inheritance and my guide; because He is always before me, I shall not be shaken.

5 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.

7 I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

8 I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Psalms 16:9–11

Because the Lord will not let His faithful ones see decay, the heart rejoices in the promise of eternal life and joy in His presence.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

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.

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