Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Psalm 16

The past few months, I've been reading through Psalms & the Gospels daily...when I finish them I just start them over. I've probably read this Psalm hundreds of times, but now that I've got my handy ESV Bible (the Bible Jesus used...) it has taken new meaning. Enjoy.

Preserve me, O God,
for in You I take refuge.
I say to the Lord,
"You are my Lord; I have no good apart from You."
As for the saints in the land,
they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.
The sorrows of those who run
after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood
I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips.
The Lord is my chosen portion
& my cup; You hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me
I have set the Lord always before me;
because He is at my right hand,
I shall not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad,
& my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let Your holy one see corruption.
You make known to me the path of life;
in Your presence there is fullness of joy;
at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.


**emphasized words or verses were added by myself.

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