This is the full collection of articles on Psalm 16. Preserve Me, O God A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you." As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. The LORD is my chosen portion and

As the Psalmist has moved from his longing for preservation, his evidence of saving faith, his deep love to behold and attain such a prize as the one true God, and his enjoyment of his God’s control, he now basks in the bold expectation of his God’s comforting nearness.

At any given minute, our life could be taken or diminished through an accident or disease. With every passing minute, you and I are heading to a time of failure; we are going to physically die.  

Have you ever tried to eat a bowl of spaghetti upside down? How about drive a car with a blindfold on? Or what about riding a bicycle without wheels?   My guess is that the answer, for most of us, is no.

I need God to keep me a Christian.   When I consider my mind, my emotions, my desires, or how I am easily drawn into certain things, I know that I could never make myself a Christian. At times, this can become discouraging if I allow myself to wander from the truth. I find that, when I’m alone, my heart comforts itself with Ephesians 2:8:   “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”