A prayer 2 of David.
16:1 Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you. 3
1 sn Psalm 16. The psalmist seeks divine protection because he has remained loyal to God. He praises God for his rich blessings, and is confident God will vindicate him and deliver him from death.
2 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term מִכְתָּם (mikhtam) is uncertain. HALOT 582-83 s.v. defines it as “inscription.”
3 tn The Hebrew perfect verbal form probably refers here to a completed action with continuing results (see 7:1; 11:1).