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Verse Psalms 16:7. _WHO HATH GIVEN ME COUNSEL_] Jesus, as _man_,
received all his knowledge and wisdom from God; Luke 2:40. And in him
were hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
_MY REINS...
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I WILL BLESS THE LORD, WHO HATH GIVEN THE COUNSEL - Probably the
reference here is to the fact that the Lord had counseled him to
choose him as his portion, or had inclined him to his service. There
i...
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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 (Psalms 16:9)
In the nine Psalms which compose...
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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...
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REINS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), App-6, for
thoughts.
INSTRUCT. will instruct....
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_given me counsel_ Taught me to choose Him and to follow Him. Cp.
Psalms 32:8 (R.V.); Psalms 73:24.
_my reins also_&c. This clause may be taken as still depending on _I
will bless the Lord_, and rend...
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MY REINS ALSO INSTRUCT ME— By _reins_ is meant the _secret thoughts_
and _inward reflections_ of the mind; in the same manner as the
_heart_ is often mentioned to express the hidden purposes and desir...
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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 De...
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_I WILL BLESS THE LORD, WHO HATH GIVEN ME COUNSEL: MY REINS ALSO
INSTRUCT ME IN THE NIGHT SEASONS._
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel - so as to know, and
will to choose, the "goodly h...
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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...
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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...
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GIVEN ME COUNSEL... — _i.e._, led me to a right and happy choice of
the way of life.
MY REINS — _i.e._, my heart.
INSTRUCT ME. — Better, _warn me._ Conscience echoes the voice of
God. The Hebrew wor...
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אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת ־יְ֭הוָה אֲשֶׁ֣ר
יְעָצָ֑נִי אַף ־לֵ֝ילֹ֗ות
יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיֹותָֽי׃...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Mercies. We become accustomed to the ordinary effects of grace, which
are always admirable; and we are astonished only at miraculous
conversions and occurrences. (Origen) --- Some such manifestation...
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These are very blessed things spoken of, both as they relate to
Christ, and to his people in him. Jesus in his human nature, uniformly
made Jehovah his portion, and looked unto him to maintain his cau...
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Last of all, David confesses that it was entirely owing to the pure
grace of God that he had come to possess so great a good, and that he
had been made a partaker of it by faith. It would be of no adv...
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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...
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I WILL BLESS THE LORD,.... As prayer, so thanksgiving belongs to
Christ, as man and Mediator; see Matthew 11:25; and here he determines
to praise the Lord, and give thanks to him for counsel and
instr...
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_I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also
instruct me in the night seasons._
Ver. 7. _I will bless the Lord who hath given me counsel_] David
frequently consulted with God by A...
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_I will bless the Lord who hath given me counsel_ The Hebrew,
יעצני, _jegnatzani_, may be rendered, _hath consulted for me_,
that is, by his wise and gracious counsel hath provided so good a
heritage...
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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 sufferin...
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WHO HATH GIVEN ME COUNSEL, Heb. _consulted for me_, i.e. by his wise
and gracious counsel hath provided so good an heritage for me, and
withal inspired that counsel and wisdom into me, by which I have...
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Psalms 16:7 bless H1288 (H8762) LORD H3068 counsel H3289 (H8804) heart
H3629 instructs H3256 (H8765) seasons H3915
who hath - Psalms 73:24, Psalms 119:7; Proverbs 8:14; Isaiah 11:2-4,...
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YHWH HAS GIVEN HIM COUNSEL (7).
‘I will bless YHWH, who has given me counsel,
Yes, my reins instruct me in the night seasons.'
And with the joy of having YHWH as his lot, and of His possession of
s...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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_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. Be...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 16:1. When the faithful sing Psalms 16:1,
they entrust themselves to the Lord. They experience confidence and
contentment in his care. The psalm uses imagery from Israel’s
a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 26:9; Isaiah 48:17; Isaiah 50:4; Jeremiah 12:2;
Jeremiah 17:10; Luke 6:12; Proverbs 8:14; Psalms 119:148; Psalms
119:55
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The Lord — Hath inspired that wisdom into me, by which I have chosen
the Lord for my portion, and am so fully satisfied with him. Reins —
My inward thoughts and affections, being inspired and moved by...