Psalms 16:4
Those who choose other gods find endless sorrow. In their offerings of blood I will have no part nor take their name on my lips.
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In Context
3Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.”
5The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
Cross References
Genesis 35:14Jacob set up at the place where God had spoken with him, a pillar of stone, and poured a drink-offering and oil on it.
Psalms 32:10The godless have many sorrows, but those who trust in the Lord will be compassed about by his kindness.
Psalms 106:37They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons.
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 →