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Chapter 16
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1 A miktam of David. 2 Keep
me safe, O God; in you I take refuge
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I say to the Lord, you are my Lord, you are my
only good.
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Worthless are all the false gods of the land.
Accursed are all who delight in them.
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3 They multiply their sorrows who court other
gods. Blood libations to them I will not pour out, nor will I take their names
upon my lips.
5
LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you have
made my destiny secure.
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4 Pleasant places were measured out for me; fair
to me indeed is my inheritance.
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I bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night
my heart exhorts me.
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I keep the LORD always before me; with the Lord
at my right, I shall never be shaken.
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Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices;
my body also dwells secure,
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5 For you will not abandon me to Sheol, nor let
your faithful servant see the pit.
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You will show me the path to life, abounding
joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever.
1 [Psalm 16] In the first section,
the psalmist rejects the futile worship of false gods (⇒ Psalm
16:2-5), preferring Israel's God (⇒ Psalm
16:1), the giver of the land (⇒ Psalm
16:6). The second section reflects on the wise and life-giving
presence of God (⇒ Psalm 16:7-11).
2 [1] Miktam: a term occurring six
times in psalm superscriptions, always with "David." Its meaning is
unknown.
3 [4] Take their names: to use the
gods' names in oaths and hence to affirm them as one's own gods.
4 [6] Pleasant places were measured
out for me: the psalmist is pleased with the plot of land measured out to the
family, which was to be passed on to succeeding generations ("my
inheritance").
5 [10] Nor let your faithful servant
see the pit: Hebrew shahath means here the pit, a synonym for Sheol, the
underworld. The Greek translation derives the word here and elsewhere from the
verb shahath, "to be corrupt." On the basis of the Greek,
⇒ Acts 2:25-32;
⇒ 13:35-37 apply the verse to Christ's
resurrection, "Nor will you suffer your holy one to see corruption."
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