Psalms 16:1

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“Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.”

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BSBPD

“Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 16:1 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 7:1O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
  2. Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
  3. Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  4. Psalms 17:5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
  5. Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
  6. Psalms 22:8“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
  7. Psalms 25:20Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
  8. Psalms 31:23Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
  9. Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  10. Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
  11. Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
  12. Psalms 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
  13. Psalms 97:10Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
  14. Psalms 116:6The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
  15. Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
  16. Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  17. Proverbs 2:8to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
  18. Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
  19. Jeremiah 17:7But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
  20. 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
  21. 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

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