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Psalm 16 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The LORD, the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Deliverer in Death.

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A [fn]Mikhtam of David [probably intended to record memorable thoughts].

Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge.

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I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;

I have no good besides You.”

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As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land,

They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

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The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry];

I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,

Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

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The LORD is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];

You support my lot.

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The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places;

Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

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I will bless the LORD who has counseled me;

Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.

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I have set the LORD continually before me;

Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

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Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices;

My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety,

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For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

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You will show me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

See the AMP Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
AMP Footnotes
Meaning uncertain; perhaps a poem.
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