Confidence in the Lord
1 A Davidic Miktam.(A)
Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.(B)
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4 The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.(E)
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.(E)
Footnotes:
a.
Psalm 16:2: Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read You
b.
Psalm 16:2: Or “Lord, my good; there is none besides You.”
c.
Psalm 16:5: Or allotted portion
d.
Psalm 16:8: Lit front of me
Cross references:
I.
Psalm 16:7:
Psalm 77:6