--- title: "Psalms 16 - Study King James Bible with trapps complete commentary" description: "Read Psalms 16 with trapps complete commentary commentary. 1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/trapps-complete-commentary/psalms/16" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/16)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/16)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/16) Audio 1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.* 2 *O my soul*, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou *art* my Lord: my goodness *extendeth* not to thee; 3 *But* to the saints that *are* in the earth, and *to* the excellent, in whom *is* all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied *that* hasten *after* another *god:* their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.* 5 The LORD *is* the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.* 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant *places;* yea, I have a goodly heritage. 7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the LORD always before me: because *he is* at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.* 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence *is* fulness of joy; at thy right hand *there are* pleasures for evermore. [Psalms 15](/study/psalms/15) [Psalms 17](/study/psalms/17) ## Commentary To verse 1 [Psalms 16:1](/kjv/psalms/16/1) « Michtam of David. » Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. **Michtam of David** ] *i.e.* David’s precious jewel, or psalm of gold, *propter mirificam eius excellentiam,* better worth than its weight in gold, both for the matter thereof, and the metre, *Insignis Ode Davidis Trem* επος χρυσουν , *prae corona aestimatur hic Psalmus* (R. Solomon). *Aureum flumen orationis,* said Cicero, concerning Aristotle’s Politics; there is in that book a golden flood of discourse; and *Liber iste auro contra non carus,* said another, concerning the lives of the philosophers written by Diogenes Laertius, No gold is comparable to that gallant piece. How much more may the same be said of this notable psalm! as that which, beside many other remarkable matters, lively setteth forth the mystery of Christ’s passion and resurrection, with the fruit of both; this he doth more like an evangelist than a prophet, and may, therefore, be called (as likewise Isaiah is) the evangelical prophet. And whereas, saith learned Beza, he calleth the Messiah *Chasid,* [Psalms 16:10](/kjv/psalms/16/10) (that is, as I interpret it, that man upon whom the Father hath most plentifully poured out all his grace and bounty, which also we all draw from him alone by faith), David seemeth in this one word to have summed up the whole doctrine of the gospel. **** Ver. 1. **Preserve me, O God** ] Keep me safe unto the kingdom, both temporal and eternal, which thou hast promised me; and now that I am fleeing to the Philistines for shelter, [1 Samuel 27:1](/kjv/1-samuel/27/1) (for that is held to be the time when he composed this golden psalm), guard me, guide me, keep me by thy power through faith unto salvation. This prayer of his David was well assured should be granted; and, therefore, he giveth thanks, [Psalms 16:7](/kjv/psalms/16/7) . **** **For in thee do I put my trust** ] This was a most powerful plea, for to trust God is the highest honour we can do him, it is to set the crown upon his head. See [Judges 9:15](/kjv/judges/9/15) . 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