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Psalms 16
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You Will Not Abandon My Soul
A 16:0 [Ps. 56, title; 57, title; 60, title]Miktam16:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David.

1Preserve me, O God, for in you I 16:1 See Ps. 11:1take refuge.
2I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
16:2 [Ps. 73:25]I have no good apart from you.”

3As for 16:3 [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:

4The 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 16:4 Ex. 23:13; Josh. 23:7take their names on my lips.

5The Lord is 16:5 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 16:5 Ps. 23:5; 116:13cup;
you hold my 16:5 Ps. 125:3lot.
616:6 Mic. 2:5The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7I bless the Lord who 16:7 See 1 Sam. 23:9-12; 2 Sam. 5:18, 19gives me counsel;
in 16:7 Ps. 17:3; See Ps. 42:8the night also my 16:7 Ps. 7:9heart instructs me.16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
816:8 Cited Acts 2:25-28I have 16:8 Ps. 119:30set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my 16:8 Ps. 109:31; 110:5; 121:5right hand, I shall not be 16:8 Ps. 10:6; 15:5shaken.

9Therefore my heart is glad, and my 16:9 Ps. 30:12; 57:8; 108:1; Gen. 49:6whole being16:9 Hebrew my glory rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10For you will not abandon my soul to 16:10 See Job 21:13Sheol,
16:10 Cited Acts 13:35or let your 16:10 Ps. 89:18; [Mark 1:24] holy one see 16:10 Ps. 49:9; 103:4corruption.16:10 Or see the pit

11You make known to me 16:11 Matt. 7:14the path of life;
in your presence there is 16:11 [Ps. 21:6] fullness of joy;
at your right hand are 16:11 Ps. 36:8pleasures forevermore.