{"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/kjv/psalms/16","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:28:25.990Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 in thee do I put my trust."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"<i>O my soul</i>, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou <i>art</i> my Lord: my goodness <i>extendeth</i> not to thee;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"<i>But</i> to the saints that <i>are</i> in the earth, and <i>to</i> the excellent, in whom <i>is</i> all my delight."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Their sorrows shall be multiplied <i>that</i> hasten <i>after</i> another <i>god</i>: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The LORD <i>is</i> the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant <i>places</i>; yea, I have a goodly heritage."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"I have set the LORD always before me: because <i>he is</i> at my right hand, I shall not be moved."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence <i>is</i> fulness of joy; at thy right hand <i>there are</i> pleasures for evermore."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 16 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 16](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/16)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/16 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}