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PSALM 16

You have taken a giant step toward true Christian maturity when you can say to the Lord and mean it, “My goodness is nothing apart from You” (v. 2).

Good fellowship (3–4). God’s people are not perfect, but we should delight in their fellowship and not in the fellowship of the world’s crowd (2 Cor. 6:14–18). The world needs our witness, but we must take care not to start loving the world (1 John 2:15–17).

Good heritage (5–6). Not just God’s gifts, but God Himself! What a joy it is to let God choose your inheritance for you instead of acting like the world and fighting for your “place in the sun.”

Good counsel (7–8). God gives wisdom if you will ask Him (James 1:5). God teaches you in the darkness as well as in the light. These verses are summarized in Matthew 6:33.

Good hope (9–11). This passage is one of the few in the Old Testament dealing with resurrection. It refers to the resurrection of Christ (Acts 2:22–32), and that is what gives us our hope (1 Pet. 1:3).

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