Psalms 16:8
I set the LORD before me at all times; Since he is at my right hand, I shall not fall.
Noyes Bible
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
7I will bless the LORD, who careth for me; Yea, in the night my heart admonisheth me.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my spirit rejoiceth; Yea, my flesh dwelleth in security.
Cross References
Psalms 15:5He that lendeth not his money for interest, And taketh not a bribe against the innocent: He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 62:3How long will ye continue to assault a single man? How long will ye all seek to destroy me, Like a bending wall, or a tottering fence?
Psalms 62:7From God cometh my help and my glory: My strong rock, my refuge, is God.
Psalms 73:26Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalms 110:5The Lord is at thy right hand, He shall crush kings in the day of his wrath.
Psalms 139:18If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee!
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 →