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Psalm 16
New International Version

### Psalm 16

#### A miktam[a] of David.

1 Keep me safe,(A) my God,
for in you I take refuge.(B)

2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(C)
apart from you I have no good thing.”(D)
3 I say of the holy people(E) who are in the land,(F)
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other gods(G) will suffer(H) more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names(I) on my lips.

5 Lord, you alone are my portion(J) and my cup;(K)
you make my lot(L) secure.
6 The boundary lines(M) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.(N)
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;(O)
even at night(P) my heart instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand,(Q) I will not be shaken.(R)

9 Therefore my heart is glad(S) and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,(T)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(U)
nor will you let your faithful[b] one(V) see decay.(W)
11 You make known to me the path of life;(X)
you will fill me with joy in your presence,(Y)
with eternal pleasures(Z) at your right hand.(AA)

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
2. Psalm 16:10 Or holy

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 16:1 : S Ps 12:7
2. Psalm 16:1 : Ps 2:12
3. Psalm 16:2 : Ps 31:14; 118:28; 140:6
4. Psalm 16:2 : Ps 73:25
5. Psalm 16:3 : Dt 33:3; Ps 30:4; 85:8; Da 7:18; Ac 9:13; Ro 1:7
6. Psalm 16:3 : Ps 101:6
7. Psalm 16:4 : Ex 18:11; 20:3; S Dt 8:19; S 31:20
8. Psalm 16:4 : Ps 32:10; Pr 23:29
9. Psalm 16:4 : S Ex 23:13
10. Psalm 16:5 : S Lev 2:2
11. Psalm 16:5 : Ps 23:5; 75:8; 116:13; Isa 51:17; La 4:21; Eze 23:32-34; Hab 2:16
12. Psalm 16:5 : S Job 31:2
13. Psalm 16:6 : S Dt 19:14; Ps 104:9; Pr 8:29; Jer 5:22
14. Psalm 16:6 : S Job 22:26
15. Psalm 16:7 : Ps 73:24; Pr 15:22; Isa 11:2
16. Psalm 16:7 : Job 35:10; Ps 42:8; 77:6
17. Psalm 16:8 : 1Ki 2:19; 1Ch 6:39; Ps 73:23
18. Psalm 16:8 : Ps 15:5
19. Psalm 16:9 : Ps 4:7; 13:5; 28:7; 30:11
20. Psalm 16:9 : S Dt 33:28
21. Psalm 16:10 : S Nu 16:30; Ps 30:3; 31:17; 86:13; Hos 13:14
22. Psalm 16:10 : S 2Ki 19:22
23. Psalm 16:10 : S Job 17:14; Ac 2:31; 13:35*
24. Psalm 16:11 : Ps 139:24; Mt 7:14
25. Psalm 16:11 : Ac 2:25-28*
26. Psalm 16:11 : Ps 21:6
27. Psalm 16:11 : Ps 80:17

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