God Dwelling Securely with Us – Psalm 16
We live in insecure times. Money, house, things and even relationships are never wholly secure.
God is for us, yes. But He is also with us.
With Him we will not be shaken.
Seeking refuge in God, v1-8
He is ultimately all we need, “the overflowing source of all good”
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
Psalm 16
you make my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
An eternal refuge in God v9-11
Not only for this life.
The grave is not the end. The end is not decay!
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
Psalm 16 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
11 You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
