King James Version
“Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. hasten: or, give gifts to another”
psalm 16:4 · KJV
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. hasten: or, give gifts to another
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. of mine: Heb. of my part
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
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