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Psalm 16:1 KJV

Psalms · chapter 16 · verse 1

Michtam of David.Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.Psalm 16:1 · King James Version

Psalm 16:1 in context

1Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

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Commentary

This psalm is entitled Michtam, which some translate a golden psalm, a very precious one, more to be valued by us than gold, yea, than much fine gold, because it speaks so plainly of Christ and his resurrection, who is the true treasure hidden in the field of the Old Testament. I.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7

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