Manuscript Overview
Summary
Psalm 16 — 'You will not abandon my soul to Sheol' (cited at Acts 2:27, 13:35 in Peter's and Paul's resurrection sermons). Tracks MT.
Notable Variants
Cited Christologically at Acts 2:27 / 13:35 as resurrection prophecy. No significant content variants. Minor orthographic variation only (the standard Qumran plene-spelling tendency).
Manuscripts
4QPsᵃ (4Q83), 8QPs (8Q2)
Scroll Condition
Fragmentary attestation; no continuous DSS coverage.
No substantial variants are documented for this psalm. The Qumran manuscripts that attest it preserve the MT consonantal text with only orthographic variation.