New Living Translation
Psalms 16:1
1Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge.
Psalms 16:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
- New International Version (NIV)Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 16:1
Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge. 2I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.” 3The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!
Read all of Psalms 16Psalms 16:1 word by word
שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֝֗ל כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 16:1
- Psalms 56:1O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.
- Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
- Psalms 17:5My steps have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following you.
- Psalms 31:23Love the Lord, all you godly ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
- Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.
- Psalms 97:10You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.
- Psalms 116:6The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me.
- Proverbs 2:8He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.
- Psalms 9:10Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.
- Psalms 22:8“Is this the one who relies on the Lord? Then let the Lord save him! If the Lord loves him so much, let the Lord rescue him!”
- Psalms 25:20Protect me! Rescue my life from them! Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge.
- Psalms 84:12O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
- Psalms 146:5But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
- Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
- Jeremiah 17:7“But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
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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