Psalms 16:1
Listen, O Lord + 16:1 Or, to my righteous plea, etc. of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
In Context
2Let my judgment come forth from your presence; let my eyes behold righteousness. 1
Cross References
Psalms 7:1O Lord my God, in you have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. 1
Psalms 9:10And let them that know your name hope in you: for you, O Lord, have not failed them that diligently seek you. 1
Psalms 17:8There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire burst into a flame at his presence: coals were kindled at it. 1
Psalms 60:1O God, listen to my petition; attend to my prayer. 1
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 →