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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 16</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//psalms/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalm</a> > Psalm 16</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/15.htm" title="Psalm 15">◄</a> Psalm 16 <a href="../psalms/17.htm" title="Psalm 17">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/psalms/16.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/16.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/16.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/16.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/psalms/16.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/16.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/psalms/16.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Presence of the LORD<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../acts/2.htm#14">Acts 2:14–36</a>)</span><p class="pshdg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-1.htm"><b></b></a></span>A Miktam<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span>Preserve me, O God, <p class="indent2"> for in You I take refuge. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; <p class="indent2"> apart from You I have no good thing.” <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>As for the saints in the land, <p class="indent2"> they are the excellence <p class="indent2"> in whom all my delight resides. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Sorrows will multiply <p class="indent2"> to those who chase other gods. <p class="indent1"> I will not pour out their libations of blood, <p class="indent2"> or speak their names with my lips. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; <p class="indent2"> You have made my lot secure. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; <p class="indent2"> surely my inheritance is delightful. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I will bless the LORD who counsels me; <p class="indent2"> even at night my conscience instructs me.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I have set<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> the LORD always before me. <p class="indent2"> Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; <p class="indent2"> my body also will dwell securely.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, <p class="indent2"> nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>You have made known to me the path of life; <p class="indent2"> You will fill me with joy in Your presence,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <p class="indent2"> with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <i>Miktam</i><span class="thin"> </span> is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for <a href="../psalms/16.htm">Psalm 16</a> and Psalms 56–60.<br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>my heart instructs me</i><span class="thin"> </span>; Hebrew <i>my kidneys instruct me</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> LXX <i>I foresaw</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> LXX <i>will dwell in hope</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Cited in <a href="../acts/13.htm#35">Acts 13:35</a><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Cited in <a href="../acts/2.htm#25">Acts 2:25–28</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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