Psalms 16:4
They who hasten after other gods shall have multiplied sorrows; Their drink-offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
3The holy that are in the land, and the excellent,—in them is all my delight.
5Jehovah is my portion and my cup; Thou wilt maintain my lot!
Cross References
Psalms 32:10The wicked hath many sorrows; But he that trusteth in the LORD is encompassed with mercies.
Psalms 106:37Their sons and their daughters they sacrificed to demons,
Isaiah 65:11But ye, who have forsaken Jehovah, And have forgotten my holy mountain, That prepare a table for Fortune, And fill the cup for Destiny,
Jeremiah 7:18The sons gather the wood, And the fathers kindle the fire, And the women knead dough, To make cakes for the queen of heaven, And to pour out libations to strange gods, That they may vex me.
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 →