Psalm 16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:7

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 instruction: who hath given me counsel ; for though he himself is the Counsellor, with respect to his people, yet as man he received counsel from God, and the spirit of counsel rested on him, Isaiah 11:2 ; and fitted him for and directed him in the execution of his prophetic office; for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:8

I have set the Lord always before me , Not his fear only, or the book of the law, as Jarchi interprets it, but the Lord himself; or, "I foresaw the Lord always before my face", Acts 2:26 ; as Christ is set before men in the Gospel, to look unto as the object of faith and hope, to trust in and depend upon for life and salvation; so Jehovah the Father is the object which Christ set before him, and looked unto in the whole course of his life here on earth; he had always an eye to his glory,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:9

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 the same with rejoicing in spirit, Luke 10:21 ; it denotes an inward joy, and fulness of it, because of the Lord's presence with him; see Acts 2:28 ; and my glory rejoiceth ; meaning either his soul, which is the most glorious and noble part of man, as Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:10

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ,.... Meaning, not in the place of the damned, where Christ never went, nor was; for at his death his soul was committed to his Father, and was the same day in paradise: but rather, "sheol" here, as "hades" in the Near Testament, signifies the state of the dead, the separate state of souls after death, the invisible world of souls, where Christ's soul was; though it was not left there, nor did it continue, but on the third day returned to its body... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:11

Thou wilt show me the path of life ,.... Not the way of life and salvation for lost sinners, which is Christ himself; but the resurrection of the dead, which is a passing from death to life; and was shown to Christ, not doctrinally, or by illuminating his mind, and leading him into the doctrine of it, for so he himself has brought it to light by the Gospel; practically and experimentally, by raising him the dead, or by causing him to pass from death to life; and he was the first to whom the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16

The contents of this Psalm are usually given in the following manner: David, sojourning among idolaters, and being obliged to leave his own country through Saul's persecution, cries to God for help; expresses his abhorrence of idolatry, and his desire to be again united to God's people, Psalm 16:1-4 ; and dedares his strong confidence in God, who had dealt bountifully with him, Psalm 16:5-7 . Then follows a remarkable prophecy of the resurrection of Christ, Psalm 16:8-11 . The title of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:1

Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust - On the mode of interpretation which I have hinted at above, I consider this a prayer of the man Christ Jesus on his entering on his great atoning work, particularly his passion in the garden of Gethsemane. In that passion, Jesus Christ most evidently speaks as man; and with the strictest propriety, as it was the manhood, not the Godhead, that was engaged in the suffering. שמרני shomreni , keep me - preserve, sustain, this feeble... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:2

Thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord - Thou hast said ליהוה layhovah to Jehovah, the supreme, self-existing, and eternal Being; Thou art my Lord, אתה אדני adonai attah , Thou art my prop, stay, or support. As the Messiah, or Son of God, Jesus derived his being and support from Jehovah; and the man Christ was supported by the eternal Divinity that dwelt within him, without which he could not have sustained the sufferings which he passed through, nor have made an atonement... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:4

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god - The Chaldee has: "They multiply their idols, and afterwards hasten that they may offer their gifts." In the Hebrew text there is no word for God, and therefore Messiah or Savior might be as well substituted; and then the whole will refer to the unbelieving Jews. They would not have the true Christ; they have sought, and are seeking, another Messiah; and how amply fulfilled has the prophetic declaration been in them! Their... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:5

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance - The Messiah speaks. Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance; I seek no earthly good; I desire to do the will of God, and that only. It is God who has given me this lot - to redeem mankind - to have them for mine inheritance. From him I have received the cup of suffering, which I shall drink for their sake, through which I shall impart to them the cup of consolation. He, by the grace of God, has tasted death for every man; and he has instituted... read more

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