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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></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="../topmenuchap/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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</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 class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Prayer of Confidence<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.16.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.1" class="v19_16_1">1</span>Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.2" class="v19_16_2">2</span>I say to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, “You are my Lord;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_2">all the good things I have come from you.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.3" class="v19_16_3">3</span>How excellent are the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s faithful people!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_3">My greatest pleasure is to be with them.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.4" class="v19_16_4">4</span>Those who rush to other gods</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_4">bring many troubles on themselves.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.16.4!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_4">I will not take part in their sacrifices;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_4">I will not worship their gods.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.5" class="v19_16_5">5</span>You, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, are all I have,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_5">and you give me all I need;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_5">my future is in your hands.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.6" class="v19_16_6">6</span>How wonderful are your gifts to me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_6">how good they are!</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.7" class="v19_16_7">7</span>I praise the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, because he guides me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_7">and in the night my conscience warns me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.8" class="v19_16_8">8</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.16.8!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> I am always aware of the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s presence;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_8">he is near, and nothing can shake me.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.9" class="v19_16_9">9</span>And so I am thankful and glad,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_9">and I feel completely secure,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.10" class="v19_16_10">10</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.16.10!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> because you protect me from the power of death.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_10">I have served you faithfully,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_10">and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_16_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.16.11" class="v19_16_11">11</span>You will show me the path that leads to life;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_11">your presence fills me with joy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_16_11">and brings me pleasure forever.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A psalm by David.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">16.4: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Those … themselves; 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