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Psalm 16:2-4
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 16:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 [a]I said to the Lord, “You are [b]my Lord;
I (A)have nothing good besides You.”
3 As for the [c](B)saints who are on the earth,
[d]They are the majestic ones; (C)all my delight is in them.
4 [e]The (D)pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of (E)blood,
Nor will I (F)take their names upon my lips.
Footnotes
- Psalm 16:2 Or O my soul, you said
- Psalm 16:2 Or the Lord
- Psalm 16:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Psalm 16:3 Lit They, even the
- Psalm 16:4 Lit Their pains, they who acquired
Psalm 16:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 16:2-4
New International Version
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(A)
apart from you I have no good thing.”(B)
3 I say of the holy people(C) who are in the land,(D)
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other gods(E) will suffer(F) more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names(G) on my lips.
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