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Psalms 16:1
1Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
Psalms 16:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge.
Context of Psalms 16:1
Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. 2I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” 3I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
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שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֝֗ל כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 16:1
- Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
- Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; you have been angry—now restore us!
- Psalms 17:5My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled.
- Psalms 31:23Love the Lord, all his faithful people! The Lord preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.
- Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 97:10Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalms 116:6The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.
- Proverbs 2:8for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
- Psalms 9:10Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
- Psalms 22:8“He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”
- Psalms 25:20Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
- Psalms 84:12Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
- Psalms 146:5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
- Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
- Jeremiah 17:7“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
Commentaries on Psalms 16:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust - On the mode of interpretation which I have hinted at above, I consider this a prayer of the man Christ Jesus on his entering on his great atoning work, particularly his passion in the garden of Gethsemane. In that passion, Jesus Christ most evidently speaks as man; and with the strictest propriety, as it was the manhood, not the Godhead, that was engaged in the suffering. שמרני shomreni, keep me…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Preserve me, O God - Keep me; guard me; save me. This language implies that there was imminent danger of some kind - perhaps, as the subsequent part of the psalm would seem to indicate, danger of death. See Psalm 16:8-10. The idea here is, that God was able to preserve him from the impending danger, and that he might hope he would do it. For in thee do I put my trust - That is, my hope is in thee. He had no other reliance than God; but he had confidence…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This psalm begins with expressions of devotion, which may be applied to Christ; but ends with such confidence of a resurrection, as must be applied to Christ, and to him only. --David flees to God's protection, with cheerful, believing confidence. Those who have avowed that the Lord is their Lord, should often put themselves in mind of what they have done, take the comfort of it, and live up to it. He devotes himself to the honour of God, in the service…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The psalmist feels safe because only the Lord offers: security (Psalm 16:5–6), guidance (Psalm 16:7–8), and the joy of his presence (Psalm 16:9–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-11golden (Psalm)," or "a memorial" are explanations proposed by some--neither of which, however applicable here, appears adapted to the other Psalms where the term occurs. According to Peter (Ac 2:25) and Paul (Ac 13:35), this Psalm relates to Christ and expresses the feelings of His human nature, in view of His sufferings and victory over death and the grave, including His subsequent exaltation at the right hand of God. Such was the exposition of the best…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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