As for the saints who are on the earth,
they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 16:3 in context
Psalms 16:1–6
1
Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
2
My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord.
Apart from you I have no good thing.”
3
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As for the saints who are on the earth,
they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4
Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god.
Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
nor take their names on my lips.
5
The LORD assigned my portion and my cup.
You made my lot secure.
6
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places.
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
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