Psalms 16:1
Preserve me, O God: for in you do I put my trust.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
In Context
2O my soul, you have said unto the LORD, You are my Lord: my goodness extends not to you;
Cross References
Psalms 7:1O LORD my God, in you do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
Psalms 9:10And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you.
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,
Psalms 25:20O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in you.
Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 60:1O God, you have cast us off, you have scattered us, you have been displeased; O turn yourself to us again.
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 →