{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/16","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:31:36.599Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":16,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":15,"nextChapter":17,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{Michtam of David.} Preserve me, O God: for I trust in thee."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Thou my soul hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; —"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I will bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"I have set Jehovah continually before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in hope."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 16 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 16](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/16)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/16 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}