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Trust · David

Psalm 16

What if the best thing you will ever have is God Himself?

11 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

  1. 1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'Psalm 16
  2. 42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
  3. 73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
  4. 90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
  5. 107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

The Presence of the LORD

A Miktam of David.

Preserve me, O God,

for in You I take refuge.

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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.

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.

Reflect

What is your portion?

If everything you count on were gone, what would still be yours? Write it down, then say it to Him.

First gray light on a rocky hillside: a plain rock-cut tomb with its round stone rolled aside and its low doorway dark and empty.

I have set the LORD always before me.

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

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

my body also will dwell securely.

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol,

nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

You have made known to me the path of life;

You will fill me with joy in Your presence,

with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

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Psalm 16

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A verse to carry with you

You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

Psalm 16:11

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