Psalms 16:3
[But] in the saints who are on the earth, and in the excellent—in them is all my delight.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
In Context
2[O my soul], thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my happiness is not without thee;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:41And now arise, O Lord God, unto thy resting-place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, clothe themselves with salvation, and let thy pious servants rejoice in happiness.
Psalms 101:6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may abide with me: he that walketh in the way of the perfect, he it is that shall serve me.
Psalms 119:63An associate am I unto all that fear thee, and unto those that keep thy precepts.
Proverbs 8:31Playing in the world, his earth; and having my delights with the sons of men.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men will become wise; but he that associateth with fools will be destroyed.
Song of Solomon 7:10(7:11) I am my friend's, and toward me is his desire.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 16:2-8
Believing Confidence; Consecration to God. 1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord , Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my… Read the whole commentary →