Psalm 16:5-11

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

5 The Lord is m my chosen portion and my n cup;
you hold my o lot.
 6 p The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I bless the Lord who q gives me counsel;
in r the night also my s heart instructs me. 1
8 t I have u set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my v right hand, I shall not be w shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my x whole being 2 rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
 10 For you will not abandon my soul to y Sheol,
z or let your a holy one see b corruption. 3

11 You make known to me c the path of life;
in your presence there is d fullness of joy;
at your right hand are e pleasures forevermore.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 73:26
    My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the ...
    Psalms 119:57
    The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your ...
    Psalms 142:5
    I cry to you, O Lord ; I say, "You are my refug...
    Numbers 18:20
    And the Lord said to Aaron, "You shall have no ...
    Lamentations 3:24
    "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "theref...
    Deuteronomy 32:9
    But the Lord 's portion is his people, Jacob hi...
    Jeremiah 10:16
    Not like these is he who is the portion of Jaco...
    Jeremiah 51:19
    Not like these is he who is the portion of Jaco...
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 23:5
    You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
    Psalms 116:13
    I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 125:3
    For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.
  4. Cross References
    Micah 2:5
    Therefore you will have none to cast the line by lot in the assembly of the Lord.
  5. Cross References
    1 Samuel 23:9 - 12
    David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here.
    2 Samuel 5:18 - 19
    Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 17:3
    You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
    Psalms 42:8
    By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 7:9
    Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous - you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!
  8. Cross References
    Acts 2:25 - 28
    For David says concerning him, "'I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 119:30
    I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 109:31
    For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
    Psalms 110:5
    The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
    Psalms 121:5
    The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 10:6
    He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.
    Psalms 15:5
    Who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 30:12
    That my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
    Psalms 57:8
    Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!
    Psalms 108:1
    My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being!
    Genesis 49:6
    Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.
  13. Cross References
    Job 21:13
    They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.
  14. Cross References
    Acts 13:35
    Therefore he says also in another psalm, "'You will not let your Holy One see corruption.
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 89:18
    For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
    Mark 1:24
    "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are - the Holy One of God."
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 49:9
    That he should live on forever and never see the pit.
    Psalms 103:4
    Who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy.
  17. Cross References
    Matthew 7:14
    For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 21:6
    For you make him most blessed forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.
  19. Cross References
    Psalms 36:8
    They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
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