Psalms 16:1

מִכְתָּם לְדָוִד שָֽׁמְרֵנִי אֵל כִּֽי ־ חָסִיתִי בָֽךְ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

In Context

2אָמַרְתְּ לַֽיהוָה אֲדֹנָי אָתָּה טוֹבָתִי בַּל ־ עָלֶֽיךָ ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 7:1שִׁגָּיוֹן לְדָוִד אֲשֶׁר ־ שָׁר לַיהוָה עַל ־ דִּבְרֵי ־ כוּשׁ בֶּן ־ יְמִינִֽי ׃

Psalms 9:10וִיהִי יְהוָה מִשְׂגָּב לַדָּךְ מִשְׂגָּב לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָֽה ׃

Psalms 17:8שָׁמְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁוֹן בַּת ־ עָיִן בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי ׃

Psalms 25:20שָׁמְרָה נַפְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵנִי אַל ־ אֵבוֹשׁ כִּֽי ־ חָסִיתִי בָֽךְ ׃

Psalms 37:28כִּי יְהוָה ׀ אֹהֵב מִשְׁפָּט וְלֹא ־ יַעֲזֹב אֶת ־ חֲסִידָיו לְעוֹלָם נִשְׁמָרוּ וְזֶרַע רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָֽת ׃

Psalms 60:1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל ־ שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת מִכְתָּם לְדָוִד לְלַמֵּֽד ׃

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 →

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