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Psalms 16:1

NETBible	A prayer² of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.³
NIV © biblegateway Psa 16:1	A miktam of David. Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 16:1	<> Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 16:1	<> Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 16:1	Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 16:1	Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 16:1	Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 16:1	<> Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
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KJV	<<Michtam <04387> of David <01732>.>> Preserve <08104> (8798) me, O God <0410>_: for in thee do I put my trust <02620> (8804)_. {Michtam: or, A golden Psalm}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 16:1	A Mikhtam of David. Preserve <08104> me, O God <0410> , for I take <02620> refuge <02620> in You.
LXXM	(15:1) sthlografia {N-NSF} tw <3588> T-DSM dauid {N-PRI} fulaxon <5442> V-AAD-2S me <1473> P-AS kurie <2962> N-VSM oti <3754> CONJ epi <1909> PREP soi <4771> P-DS hlpisa <1679> V-AAI-1S
NET [draft] ITL	A prayer <04387> of David <01732> . Protect <08104> me, O God <0410> , for <03588> I have taken shelter <02620> in you.
HEBREW	Kb <0> ytyox <02620> yk <03588> la <0410> ynrms <08104> dwdl <01732> Mtkm (16:1) <04387>

NETBible

A prayer² of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.³

NET Notes

¹sn 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.

²tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term מִכְתָּם (mikhtam) is uncertain. HALOT 582-83 s.v. defines it as “inscription.”

³tn The Hebrew perfect verbal form probably refers here to a completed action with continuing results (see 7:1; 11:1).

³sn Taken shelter. “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear and serve the Lord (Pss 5:11-12; 31:17-20; 34:21-22).