Psalms 16:1
Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
- KJV
- Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
- WEB
- Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
- ASV
- Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.
- DARBY
- {Michtam of David.} Preserve me, O God: for I trust in thee.
- BLB
- A Miktam of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.
- ÅB
- En gyllen sang av David.
Bevar meg, Gud,
for jeg tar min tilflukt til deg. - OTB
- Bevar meg, Gud, for jeg tar min tilflukt til Deg.
- B1930
- En gyllen sang av David. Bevar mig, Gud! for jeg tar min tilflukt til dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
Read in contextPsalms 31:23
Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
Read in contextPsalms 56:1
Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
Read in contextPsalms 17:8
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
Read in context2 Timothy 1:12
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
Read in contextPsalms 7:1
O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
Read in contextPsalms 116:6
The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
Read in contextPsalms 60:1
You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
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