Thou wilt not leave, &c. Refers to the Resurrection. my soul = me. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . hell = the grave. Hebrew Sheol. App-35 . suffer = give, or allow. Holy One, or Thy beloved: i.e. Christ the Messiah (Acts 2:27 ). See note on Psalms 52:9 . see = experience, or know. corruption. [decay] Showing that it is the body that is referred to. read more
the path of life. Refers to Ascension. Thy right hand. Compare Psalms 16:8 , and see Structure above. read more
PSALM 16THE RESURRECTION OF THE MESSIAH[1]; A MYSTERY POEM OF DAVID[2]; THE GOLDEN PSALM[3]; A PROPHECY OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD (MICHTAM OF DAVID)The fourth title given here is our own which we have preferred without denying in any sense the application of the others.The superscription given here in parenthesis is of uncertain meaning, some suggesting that it means "The Golden Psalm," and others denying that meaning. This uncertainty probably prompted Leupold's designation of it as, "The... read more
"Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:Thou maintainest my lot.The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;Yea, I have a goodly heritage.I will bless Jehovah who hath given me counsel;Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.I have set Jehovah always before me:Because lie is at my right hand, I shall not be moved."The first two verses here are loaded with terminology that is suggestive of the division of the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel, in which... read more
"Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth:My flesh also shall dwell in safety.For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol;Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.Thou wilt show me the path of life:In thy presence is fulness of joy;In thy right hand are pleasures forever more.""Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption." What a pity it is that some scholars see nothing here except the written notion of David the king that, "Maybe God will let him live to a... read more
Psalms 16:0. David, in distrust of merit, and hatred of idolatry, fleeth to God for preservation: he sheweth the hope of his calling, of the resurrection, and life everlasting. Michtam of David. Title. לדוד מכתם miktam ledavid: Michtam of David.— David's sculpture. This title occurs before some other Psalms, and it is rendered constantly by the LXX, στηλογραφια, "an inscription for, or to be engraved on, a pillar." Houbigant translates it, arcanum, secret. It seems to mean, that those Psalms to... read more
Psalms 16:2. O my soul, thou hast said, &c.— I have said unto the Lord. Houbigant. My goodness extendeth not to thee, means, as applied to Christ, that the services which he performed by his ministry, and the benefits which he procured by his sufferings, did not, properly speaking, make any addition of happiness or glory to God; because, being infinitely perfect in himself, his glory cannot be increased by any services that are paid him. The saints and excellent mentioned in the next verse,... read more
Psalms 16:4. Their sorrows, &c.— This verse is put in opposition to the foregoing one; and intimates, that the lot of the persons here mentioned shall be very different from that of the saints, who are the objects of his love. In the words, shall be multiplied, we may suppose our blessed Saviour to comprehend all the calamities which befel the Jews, for having rejected him, and for having desired another Messiah. And this expression, Their sorrows shall be multiplied, perfectly agrees with... read more
Psalms 16:5. The Lord is the portion, &c.— See the note on Psalms 11:6. Thou maintainest my lot, means that God had preserved for him the glory to which he was to be exalted in the quality of Messiah. See Psalms 2:8. Lot is here put for heritage, in allusion to the division which was made of the land of Canaan by lot. The same allusion is carried on in the next verse; where lines signify the lot or tract of land which it was anciently the custom to divide by lines. The goodly heritage was,... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 16:9
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 also shall rest. Refers to Messiah's death . read more