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Psa. 16:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<ζMichtam of David.>> Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

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or, A golden Psalm,

Psa. 56‑60• (Psa. 56‑60)

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1-4: David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idolatry, flees to God for preservation.

5-11: He shews the hope of his calling, of the resurrection, and life everlasting.

A.M. 2962.

B.C. 1042.

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Michtam.

or, A goldenPsalm of David.

Psa. 56:1• ¹<<To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.>> Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. (Psa. 56:1)

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Psa. 60:1• ¹<<To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.>> O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. (Psa. 60:1)

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Psa. 60• (Psa. 60)

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Preserve.

Psa. 17:5,8• ⁵Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
⁸Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, (Psa. 17:5,8)

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Psa. 31:23• ²³O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. (Psa. 31:23)

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Psa. 37:28• ²⁸For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. (Psa. 37:28)

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Psa. 97:10• ¹⁰Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. (Psa. 97:10)

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Psa. 116:6• ⁶The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. (Psa. 116:6)

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Prov. 2:8• ⁸He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. (Prov. 2:8)

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Psa. 9:10• ¹⁰And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. (Psa. 9:10)

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Psa. 22:8• ⁸He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. (Psa. 22:8)

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Psa. 25:20• ²⁰O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. (Psa. 25:20)

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Psa. 84:12• ¹²O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. (Psa. 84:12)

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Psa. 125:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)

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Psa. 146:5• ⁵Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: (Psa. 146:5)

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Isa. 26:3‑4• ³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
⁴Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: (Isa. 26:3‑4)

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Jer. 17:7‑8• ⁷Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
⁸For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. (Jer. 17:7‑8)

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2 Cor. 1:9• ⁹But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: (2 Cor. 1:9)

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2 Tim. 1:12• ¹²For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. (2 Tim. 1:12)

• Book 1, Series 3. Beginning of sorrows. Inner life of Christ before God. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The great principle proposed in the psalm is trust in the Lord, even in death—the place of dependent obedience, and the Lord Himself's being the whole portion of man, excluded all inconsistent with this. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

• These are the great principles of divine life, and of divine life come into the scene of sin and death. No doubt we should speak of communion with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ in this path of life; but the great moral principles, the subjective state of soul, is brought out before us here {Psa. 16}, and that in Christ Himself. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

• It is man partaker of the divine nature, for so only it could be, but having God for his object, his confidence, as alone having authority over him, entirely dependent on God, and perfect in faith in Him. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

• The first great principle, and that which characterizes the whole psalm, is the referring Himself entirely, and with confidence, to the care of God. He does not preserve Himself, take care of Himself, nor depend at all on Himself: He refers to God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

• As God, Christ could have preserved Himself; but He did not come for that. In that sense it was impossible. He came in love to suffer, obey, and so by grace also save—but glorify God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

• I may here remark a distinct characteristic of this psalm which comes into greater relief by the contrast of the one which follows. It touches on no circumstances, though it supposes them. It is divine life with God and knows and lives in the present consciousness of only Him. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 16” by J.N. Darby)

• Psalms 16 is a prophetic description of the Lord Jesus in His lowly path through this world. He is viewed not in His divine equality with God, though ever true, but in the place of perfect dependence as the servant of Jehovah. It presents the inward life of faith before God, rather than the outer life seen before men. (“Psalms 16” by H. Smith)

• “Preserve me, O God,” is the language of dependence: “In thee do I put my trust,” is the expression of confidence. (“Psalms 16” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Michtamc of David. Preserve me, O *God: for I trust in thee.

JND Translation Notes

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Meaning doubtful. According to some, "a golden jewel." See Ps. 56-60.