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Psalms 16:9-11

PSALM—NOTE ON Psalms 16:9 The psalm is cultivating the hope of everlasting glory for the faithful, with the resurrection of Jesus (the ultimate holy one) as the first step in bringing this hope to fulfillment (compare Acts 2:25; Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:23).

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 16:9. _THEREFORE MY HEART IS GLAD_] Unutterably happy in God; always full of the Divine presence; because whatsoever I do pleaseth him. The _man_ Christ Jesus must be constantly in commun...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THEREFORE MY HEART IS GLAD - In view of this fact, that my confidence is in God alone, and my belief that he is my Protector and Friend. See the notes at Acts 2:26. AND MY GLORY REJOICETH - The Septua...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    A REVELATION OF THE CHRIST OF GOD (16-24) Psalms 16 _ 1. The obedient One (Psalms 16:1)_ 2. The path He went (Psalms 16:4) 3. Death and resurrection ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XVI. GOD, THE SUPREME GOOD. Psalms 16:1. The Psalmist's devotion to God and His saints. Psalms 16:2_ b_, PSALMS 16:3. The text is corrupt; RV requires a slight emendation or we may supply, I have sai...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    MY HEART. I myself, like "my soul". Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part). GLORY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, for the powers of the mind which give the glory. MY FLESH A...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The blessed outcome of this fellowship is joy, confidence, progress....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _my glory_ i.e. my soul. See note on Psalms 7:5. The LXX renders freely _my tongue_. _my flesh also shall rest in hope_ So the Vulg., _insurer et caro mea requiescet in spe_. Beautiful and suggestive...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    MY GLORY— That is, _his tongue,_ as St. Peter explains it, Acts 2:26.; for the Hebrews give the tongue the name of _glory,_ as Psalms 57 because it was bestowed upon us to glorify God; and because it...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 16 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Ideal Israelite's Triumph over Death. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 16:1-4, Prayer for Preservation: offered in Dependence on Jehovah, Discernment of his Doings, and Det...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEREFORE MY HEART IS GLAD, AND MY GLORY REJOICETH: MY FLESH ALSO SHALL REST IN HOPE._ Therefore - because the Lord is at my right hand. MY HEART IS GLAD - in the assurance of perfect deliverance....

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    16:9 glory (i-7) Or 'honour.' In Acts 2:26 , 'tongue,' from the LXX. But see Genesis 49:6 . It may be taken as a synonym of 'soul.' see Psalms 7:5 . hope. (k-15) Or 'shall rest in safety,' as...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    The Ps. is the confident and joyous prayer of one whose highest satisfaction is in God and in good men (Psalms 16:2), who renounces all the ways of idolatry (Psalms 16:4), and who finds in God not onl...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    MY GLORY] my soul: see PSALMS 7:5; PSALMS 108:1. REST IN HOPE] RV 'dwell in safety.' The primary reference is not to the dead body in the grave, but to the continuance of bodily life on earth....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    GLORY. — Heb., _khabôd;_ but probably the poet wrote _khabed, i.e., liver,_ or (comp. “reins” above, and the common use of the word “bowels”) _heart._ The LXX. paraphrase _tongue._ The passage was so...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לָכֵ֤ן ׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַ יָּ֣גֶל כְּבֹודִ֑י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 16:1 THE progress of thought in this psalm is striking. The singer is first a bold confessor in the face of idolatry and apostasy (Psalms 16:1). Then the inward sweetness of his faith fills his...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE CITIZEN OF ZION AND HIS INHERITANCE Psalms 15:1; Psalms 16:1 The first of these psalms was probably composed to celebrate the bringing of the Ark to Mount Zion, 1 Samuel 6:20. It describes the ch...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is a song of satisfaction. The singer is not one who is unfamiliar with peril. The opening sentence is a sigh, revealing the consciousness of peril. Toward the close, the shadows of She01 and the...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Therefore (h) my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. (h) That is, I rejoice both in body and in soul....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    How peculiarly this belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ, hath been already observed; and if the Reader desires (as he ought to do) to enter into the clearest apprehension of this most precious prophecy,...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    9._Therefore my heart is glad. _In this verse the Psalmist commends the inestimable fruit of faith, of which Scripture every where makes mention, in that, by placing us under the protection of God, it...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    With Psalms 16 we begin a very important series of psalms those in which the connection of Christ Himself with the remnant is brought before us by the divine Spirit. In Psalms 16, Christ takes formall...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEREFORE MY HEART IS GLAD,.... Because he had the Lord always in view; he was at his right hand, for his support and assistance, as well as because of what is expressed in the next verses: this is th...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. Ver. 9. _Therefore my heart is glad, &c._] That is, I am all over in very good plight, as well as heart can wish...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Therefore_ Upon this ground and confidence; _my heart is glad _ I feel, not only a perfect satisfaction, but joy and triumph in my heart. _And my glory_ My tongue, as St. Peter explains it, Acts 2:26...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    PROPHECY OF CHRIST'S SUFFERING AND RESURRECTION. According to Peter, Acts 2:25, and Paul, Acts 13:35, this psalm relates to Christ, expressing the feelings of His human nature in view of His suffering...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Therefore My heart is glad, and My glory rejoiceth, the dignity of His soul is lifted up in exultation; MY FLESH ALSO SHALL REST IN HOPE, dwelling in security, His body resting in safety. The contrast...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    REST IN HOPE: _ Heb._ dwell confidently...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEREFORE; upon this ground and confidence. My heart; the proper seat of joy, and of all the affections. MY GLORY; either, 1. My soul, which isindeed the glory of a man. Or rather, 2. My tongue, whic...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 16:9 heart H3820 glad H8055 (H8804) glory H3519 rejoices H1523 (H8799) flesh H1320 rest H7931 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘I HAVE SET YHWH ALWAYS BEFORE ME' (8-11). ‘I have set YHWH always before me, Because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices, My flesh also...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    THY FLESH The 16th Psalm is a prediction of the resurrection of the King. As a prophet David understood that, not at His first advent, but at some time subsequent to His death and resurrection Messia...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 16:9 I. Although the sacred Scriptures teach us to think nothing of temporal death but merely as a sleep, while they would beyond all things impress on our minds a sense of the day of judgment...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 16:1. _Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust._ Notice how the psalmist urges the prevailing plea of faith. A trusted God will be a preserving God. If thou, believer, canst truly sa...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 16:1. _Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust._ Ah, brethren! When we think of our daily dangers, and when we remember the sinfulness of our nature, this petition may well be our fr...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Meditation on the goodness of God. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Those who commit themselves to God's care and submit themselves to God's guidance will find a blessed portion in Him....

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    REFLECTIONS. This is called by the Jews the _Michtam_ or golden psalm, which David composed during his exile, or while he reigned in Hebron. It opens with a prayer that God would preserve him; for he...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Therefore my heart is glad._ CHRIST JOYFUL IN SUFFERING The remainder of this Psalm we are to consider as spoken by David in reference to the Messiah, of whom he was both a prophet and a type. I. T...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Preserve me, O God: for in Thee do I put my trust._ FAITH IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD This term suggests that the Psalm is one of strongly marked, incisive thought. It is a Psalm doubly notable-- 1. Bec...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “The first clause contains in germ the thought of the entire psalm, namely, that the pious man has always protection with God against all his enemies. From this assurance arises the cry o...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE sixteenth psalm is so far connected with the fifteenth that it is exclusively concerned, like the fifteenth, with the truly righteous man. It "depicts the true Israelite as rejoicing in...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn now to Psalms 16:1-11. The sixteenth psalm is called a Michtam of David. A Michtam is actually a meditation or a prayer. And there are about five or six psalms that are designated as Michta...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Thessalonians 4:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; Acts 2:26; Isaiah 26:19;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    My glory — My tongue, which is a man's glory and privilege, above all other living creatures. Rejoiceth — Declares my inward joy. For this word signifies not so much eternal joy, as the outward demons...

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