Psalms 16:1
A Prayer of David. 1 Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, 1 Attend to my petition; 1 Give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
In Context
2Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; 1 Let mine eyes behold righteousness. 1
Cross References
Psalms 7:1A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Cush the Benjaminite. 1
Psalms 9:10The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, 1 A seasonable help, in affliction. 1
Psalms 17:8Then the earth shook and quaked, 1 And the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, 1 And were shaken, because God was angry with them. 1
Psalms 60:1For the end, among the Hymns of David. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 16:1
This psalm has something of David in it, but much more of Christ. It begins with such expressions of devotion as may be applied to Christ; but concludes with such confidence of a resurrection (and so timely a one as to prevent corruption) as must be applied to Christ, to him only, and cannot be understood of David, as both St. Peter and St. Paul have observed, Acts ii. 24 ; xiii. 36 . For David died, and was buried, and saw corruption. I. David speaks of himself as a member of Christ, and so he speaks the language… Read the whole commentary →