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Psalms 16:3

Fellowship and the churchJoy

1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

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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 that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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  • Proverbs 12:26

    The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

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  • Hebrews 6:10

    For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:41

    Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.

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  • Malachi 3:17

    And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

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  • Acts 9:13

    Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

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  • Ephesians 5:25–27

    Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

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  • Isaiah 62:4

    Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

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