Psalms 16:3

3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

Psalms 16:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
ESV
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
NLT
3 The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!
MSG
3 And these God-chosen lives all around - what splendid friends they make!
CSB
3 As for the holy people who are in the land, they are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.

Psalms 16:3 In-Context

1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.
5 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Deuteronomy 33:3; Psalms 30:4; Psalms 85:8; Daniel 7:18; Acts 9:13; Romans 1:7
  • 2. Psalms 101:6
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