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Psalms 16:3
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Psalms 16:3
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I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
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Psalms 16:3 in Other Translations
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But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
ESV
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As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
NLT
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The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!
MSG
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And these God-chosen lives all around - what splendid friends they make!
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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.
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I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
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I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
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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.
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LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
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1.
Deuteronomy 33:3
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Psalms 30:4
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Psalms 85:8
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Daniel 7:18
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Acts 9:13
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Romans 1:7
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Psalms 101:6
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