Psalms 16:1
Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
In Context
2I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
Cross References
Psalms 7:1Lord my God, I take refuge in you. Deliver me, save me from all who pursue me;
Psalms 9:10Well may they trust you who know your name, for those who seek you, you never abandon.
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me in the shelter of your wings.
Psalms 25:20Deliver me, keep me, and shame not one who takes refuge in you.
Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves justice, he does not forsake his friends. The unrighteous will be destroyed forever, and the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
Psalms 60:1O God, you have spurned and broken us, routing us in your wrath – restore us!
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 →