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About this chapterDavid asks God to keep him safe because he takes refuge in him and declares that apart from the Lord he has no good thing. He delights in God's people and refuses to follow other gods. The Lord is his portion, his cup and his boundary lines that fall in pleasant places. He blesses God who counsels him, even at night, and keeps him from being shaken. His heart rejoices because God will not abandon him to the grave. The apostles Peter and Paul read this as pointing to Christ's resurrection, and the psalm ends with joy at God's right hand.

David asks God to keep him safe because he takes refuge in him and declares that apart from the Lord he has no good thing. He delights in God's people and refuses to follow other gods. The Lord is his portion, his cup and his boundary lines that fall in pleasant places. He blesses God who counsels him, even at night, and keeps him from being shaken. His heart rejoices because God will not abandon him to the grave. The apostles Peter and Paul read this as pointing to Christ's resurrection, and the psalm ends with joy at God's right hand.

Themes

  • God our portion
  • Counsel and security
  • Joy in God's presence

Key verses

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Psalms 16

Berean Standard Bible11 verses · 1 min read

1Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge. 2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” 3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides. 4Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips. 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. 6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful. 7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me. 8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. 10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. 11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
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