Psalms 16:8
I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
Open English Bible (US)
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 praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
9So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
Cross References
Psalms 15:5whose money is lent without interest, and never takes a bribe to hurt the innocent. The person who does these things will always stand firm.
Psalms 62:3How long will you, all of you, batter a man, as one might a leaning wall?
Psalms 62:7On God rests my honor and safety, in God is my strong rock, my refuge.
Psalms 73:26Though flesh and heart waste away, yet God is the rock of my heart, yet God is my portion forever.
Psalms 110:5By your side will the Lord shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
Psalms 139:18Should I count, they are more than the sand. When I wake, I am still with you.
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 →