Psalm 16:1
“Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 16Meaning
The plea “Preserve me” makes refuge in God the starting point: dependence, not self-protection, grounds the psalmist’s confidence.
Read carefully
The plea “Preserve me” makes refuge in God the starting point: dependence, not self-protection, grounds the psalmist’s confidence. Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Let this verse deepen refuge and loyalty to God without turning poetic confidence into a guarantee of comfort, superiority, or immunity from suffering.