시편 Chapter 16

Translation: ESV

1

Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

Key Message

Taking refuge in God is the starting point of the believer's life, and within this trust true protection is received.

▸Psalm 16 is a Miktam of David, singing of complete trust and satisfaction in God.

Psalm 16 is a Miktam of David, singing of complete trust and satisfaction in God. The prayer 'Preserve me' (shomreni) and the declaration 'in you I take refuge' (hasiti) set the tone of the psalm. These short two phrases are the heart of faith — prayer and confession of faith ringing together.

2

I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."

Key Message

True blessing is only in God, and nothing can become genuine blessing without relationship with God.

▸'I have no good apart from you' (tovati bal aleikha) is the core confession of this psalm — a declaration that nothing other than God can be the basis of true blessing.

5

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.

Key Message

God himself is the believer's true portion and inheritance — possessing God is truer wealth than any material possession.

▸'My chosen portion' (helqi) and 'my cup' (menat kosi) are images referring to the inheritance of land allotted by lot and the portion received through a meal sharing.

8

I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

Key Message

The secret of an unshakeable life is always living with God consciously before you.

▸'I have set the LORD always before me' expresses the heart of the life of faith.

10

For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

Key Message

God does not abandon his holy one even in death, and this has been completely fulfilled in Christ's resurrection.

▸This verse is interpreted in the New Testament as a prophecy pointing to Jesus's resurrection (Acts 2:27, 13:35).

11

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Key Message

The path of life is found in God's presence, and before him there is fullness of joy and eternal pleasures.

▸This is the climax and conclusion of Psalm 16.