Psalms 16:3
For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in them.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
In Context
2Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou [art];' My good [is] not for thine own sake;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:41and now, rise, O Jehovah God, to Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength; Thy priests, O Jehovah God, are clothed with salvation, and Thy saints rejoice in the goodness,
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.
Psalms 119:63A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
Proverbs 8:31Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights [are] with the sons of men.
Proverbs 13:20Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
Song of Solomon 7:10I [am] my beloved's, and on me [is] his desire.
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 →