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Psalms 16
1Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4Their 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.
5Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
11You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. A Prayer by David.
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Access to God: Blessedness Connected With Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Affections: should be Set Upon the People of God Psalm 16:3
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Psalm 16:1
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
Blood: Idolaters Made Drink-Offerings of Psalm 16:4
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
Calm Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Celebrate Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Celebrating Life Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Communion of Saints: Delight of Psalm 16:3
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
Communion with God Psalm 16:7
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
Communion with God: Saints: should Always Enjoy Psalm 16:8
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Contentment: David Psalm 16:6
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Contentment: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 16:6
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Cord of Spiritual Blessings Psalm 16:6
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Corruption: Physical Decomposition: After Death Psalm 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
David: King of Israel: At This Time, Probably, David Writes Psalm 16:1
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
David: King of Israel: Type of Christ Psalm 16:1
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
Do Not Give Up Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Drink offering: Idolaters often Used Blood For Psalm 16:4
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
Enjoying Life Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Faith: Exemplified Psalm 16:1, 2, 5, 8, 11
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge. / I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” / The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
God's Presence Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Heaven: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Hell in the RV the Word |Sheol| Itself Occurs in the Following Scriptures Psalm 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Hope: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
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Psalms 16:1 Verse 1
preparations--schemes. in man--or literally, "to man," belonging, or pertaining to him. the answer ... Lord--The efficient ordering is from God: "Man proposes; God disposes."
Psalms 16:2 Verse 2
clean--or, "faultless." weigheth--or, "tries," "judges," implying that they are faulty (Pr 21:2; 24:12).
Psalms 16:3 Verse 3
(Compare Margin). Rely on God for success to your lawful purposes.
Psalms 16:4 Verse 4
for himself--"for its answer," or "purpose," that is, according to God's plan; the wicked are for the day of evil (Ps 49:5; Jer 17:18); sinning and suffering answer to each other, are indissolubly united.
Psalms 16:5 Verse 5
(Compare Pr 3:32).
Psalms 16:6 Verse 6
By mercy and truth--that is, God's (Ps 85:10); He effects the atonement, or covering of sin; and the principles of true piety incline men to depart from evil; or, "mercy" and "truth" may be man's, indicative of the gracious tempers which work instrumentally in procuring pardon. purged--expiated (as in Le 16:33; Isa 27:9, Hebrew).
Psalms 16:7 Verse 7
Persecutions, of course, excepted.
Psalms 16:8 Verse 8
(Compare Pr 15:6, 16, 17).
Psalms 16:9 Verse 9
(Compare Pr 16:3). directeth--establisheth.
Psalms 16:10 Verse 10
The last clause depends on the first, expressing the importance of equity in decisions, so authoritative.
Psalms 16:11 Verse 11
are the Lord's ... his work--that is, what He has ordered, and hence should be observed by men.
Psalms 16:12 Verse 12
Rulers are rightly expected, by their position, to hate evil; for their power is sustained by righteousness.
Psalms 16:13 Verse 13
A specification of the general sentiment of Pr 16:12.
Psalms 16:14 Verse 14
This wrath, so terrible and certain, like messengers of death (1Ki 2:25), can be appeased by the wise.
Psalms 16:15 Verse 15
light of ... countenance--favor (Ps 4:6). life--preserves it, or gives blessings which make it valuable. the latter rain--fell just before harvest and matured the crop; hence specially valuable (De 11:14).
Psalms 16:16 Verse 16
(Compare Pr 3:16; 4:5).
Psalms 16:17 Verse 17
The highway--A common, plain road represents the habitual course of the righteous in departing from evil. keepeth--observes.
Psalms 16:18-19 Verses 18-19
(Compare Pr 15:33). Haughtiness and pride imply self-confidence which produces carelessness, and hence a fall--literally, "sliding."
Psalms 16:19 Verse 19
divide the spoil--that is, conquer. Avoid the society of the proud (Jas 4:6).
Psalms 16:20 Verse 20
handleth a matter--wisely considers "the word," that is, of God (compare Pr 13:13). trusteth--(Compare Ps 2:12; 118:8, 9).
Psalms 16:21 Verse 21
wise in heart--who rightly consider duty. sweetness of the lips--eloquent discourse, persuades and instructs others.
Psalms 16:22 Verse 22
Understanding--or, "discretion," is a constant source of blessing (Pr 13:14), benefiting others; but fools' best efforts are folly.
Psalms 16:23 Verse 23
The heart is the source of wisdom flowing from the mouth.
Psalms 16:24 Verse 24
(Compare Pr 15:26). Gentle, kind words, by soothing the mind, give the body health.
Psalms 16:25 Verse 25
(Compare Pr 14:2).
Psalms 16:26 Verse 26
Diligence is a duty due to one's self, for his wants require labor.
Psalms 16:27 Verse 27
ungodly man--(Compare Pr 6:12). diggeth up evil--labors for it. in his lips ... fire--His words are calumniating (Jas 3:6).
Psalms 16:28 Verse 28
(Compare Pr 6:14; 10:31). whisperer--prater, talebearer (Pr 18:8; 26:20).
Psalms 16:29 Verse 29
violent man--or, "man of mischief" (Pr 3:31). enticeth--(Pr 1:10).
Psalms 16:30 Verse 30
He shutteth his eyes--denoting deep thought (Ps 64:6). moving his lips--or, "biting his lips"--a determined purpose (Pr 6:13).
Psalms 16:31 Verse 31
(Compare Pr 20:29). if--or, which may be supplied properly, or without it the sense is as in Pr 3:16; 4:10, that piety is blessed with long life.
Psalms 16:32 Verse 32
(Compare Pr 14:29). taketh a city--that is, by fighting.
Psalms 16:33 Verse 33
Seemingly the most fortuitous events are ordered by God.