Psalms 16:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye 1 From those that resist thy right hand: 1 Thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
In Context
7Show the marvels of thy mercies, 1 Thou that savest them that hope in thee. 1
9From the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me: 1 Mine enemies have compassed about my soul. 1
Cross References
Psalms 15:5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: 1 Thou art he that restores my inheritance to me. 1
Psalms 62:3Thus have I appeared before thee in the sanctuary, 1 That I might see thy power and thy glory. 1
Psalms 62:7Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: 1 In the early seasons I have meditated on thee. 1
Psalms 110:5He has given food to them that fear him: 1 He will remember his covenant forever. 1
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 →