You Will Not Abandon My Soul

Psalm 16

1 Preserve 1 me, O God, for in You I put my trust. 2 O my soul, you have said to the LORD,
"You are my Lord,
a My goodness is nothing apart from You."

3 As for the saints who are on the earth,
"They are the excellent ones, in b whom is all my delight."

4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;
Their drink offerings of c blood I will not offer,
d Nor take up their names on my lips.

5 O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You 2 maintain my lot. 6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.

7 I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel;
My 3 heart also instructs me in the night seasons. 8 e I have set the LORD always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will 4 rest in hope. 10 f For You will not leave my soul in 5 Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to 6 see corruption.

11 You will show me the g path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

  1. Cross References
    Job 35:7
    If you are righteous, what do you give Him? Or what does He receive from your hand?
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 119:63
    I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 106:37
    They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons.
    Psalms 106:38
    And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 23:13
    And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth.
    Joshua 23:7
    And lest you go among these nations, these who remain among you. You shall not make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause anyone to swear by them; you shall not serve them nor bow down to them.
  5. Cross References
    Acts 2:25 - 28
    For David says concerning Him: 'I foresaw the LORD always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 49:15
    But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah
    Psalms 86:13
    For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
    Acts 2:31
    He, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.
    Acts 2:32
    This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.
    Hebrews 13:20
    Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 139:24
    And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
    Matthew 7:14
    Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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