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Psalms 16:3

Fellowship and the churchJoy

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.”

As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.

4 Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.

5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.

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BSB
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
KJV
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
WEB
As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
ASV
As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
DARBY
To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent [thou hast said], In them is all my delight.
BLB
As for the holy ones who [are] in the land, they and the excellent ones, all my delight [is] in them.
ÅB
Når det gjelder de hellige i landet,
de herlige — i dem har jeg all min lyst.
OTB
Når det gjelder de hellige som er på jorden,
De er de edle; all min glede er i dem.
B1930
idet jeg holder mig til de hellige som er i landet, og de herlige i hvem jeg har all min lyst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 13:20

    He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

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  • Proverbs 12:26

    A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

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  • Hebrews 6:10

    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:41

    Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.

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  • Malachi 3:17

    “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.

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  • Acts 9:13

    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

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  • Ephesians 5:25–27

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

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  • Isaiah 62:4

    No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.

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