Psalms 16:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Psalms 16:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 16:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 16:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Psalms 16:4 — World English Bible

Psalms 16:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips. ”

Psalms 16:4 — American Standard Version

Psalms 16:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Multiplied are their griefs, <FI>Who<Fi> have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.”

Psalms 16:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 16:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips. ”

Psalms 16:4 — Darby Translation

Psalms 16:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The sorowes of them, that offer to an other god, shall be multiplied: their offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names with my lips.”

Psalms 16:4 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 16:4 in Context — Psalms 16

2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

4 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.

5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

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What Does Psalms 16:4 Mean?

Psalms 16:4 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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