Psalm 16:8-11 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:9

Verse 9 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 makes us not only to live in the enjoyment of mental tranquillity, but, what is more, to live joyful and cheerful. The principal, the essential part of a happy life, as we know, is to possess tranquillity of conscience and of mind; as, on the contrary, there is no greater infelicity than to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:10

Verse 10 The Psalmist goes on to explain still more fully the preceding doctrine, by declaring that as he is not afraid of death, there is nothing wanting which is requisite to the completion of his joy. Whence it follows, that no one truly trusts in God but he who takes such hold of the salvation which God has promised him as to despise death. Moreover, it is to be observed, that David’s language is not to be limited to some particular kind of deliverance, as in Psalms 49:15, where he says,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:11

Verse 11 The Psalmist confirms the statement made in the preceding verse, and explains the way in which God will exempt him from the bondage of death, namely, by conducting and bringing him at length safely to the possession of eternal life. Whence we again learn what I have already observed, that this passage touches upon the difference which there is between true believers and aliens, or reprobates, with respect to their everlasting state. It is a mere cavil to say, that when David here... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

Once thine, ever thine: the song of a saint, the vision of a seer. This psalm yields many texts for instructive discourse; but it is not on any of them that we propose now to dwell, but on the psalm as a whole. It is one of the most evangelical in all the five books of the Psalms. It opens with a prayer and a plea; but its main current is that of joy and praise. It is moreover repeatedly quoted in the New Testament, where, by the Apostles Peter and Paul, some of its words are declared to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

Life-long convictions. Happy the man who holds to his faith in God through all changes and chances of this mortal life! Religion to him is a reality. He speaks of what he knows. He commends what he has proved to be good. He can rejoice in the assurance that God, who has been with him hitherto, will keep him safely to the end, and that the portion which satisfied his soul in this life will satisfy his soul eternally. We may take the psalm as expressing certain life-long convictions. I.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:8

I have set the Lord always before me . I have brought myself, that is, to realize the continual presence of God, alike in happiness and in trouble. I feel him to be ever with me. Because he is at my right hand ( i.e. close to me, ready to protect and save), therefore I shall not be moved . Nothing will shake me or disturb me from my trust and confidence. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:8

The supreme choice of the soul. "I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." "I have set Christ always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." I. THIS IS TO MAKE THE JOURNEY OF LIFE FULL OF LIGHT . Pillar of cloud and fire. And this, in whatever view you look at this life—whether as a stage on which work has to be done , or on which good has to be acquired, or as a journey to reach our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:8-11

The confidence of the psalmist's faith in the future. The two main ideas of the writer are Not, of course, from death altogether; he could not hope to be finally delivered from the grave. The prayer therefore, must have been for deliverance, from impending , danger, from death that was then. threatened at that time, and for being conducted into and preserved in "the path of life." The application which has been made of the ninth and tenth verses to Christ by Peter and Paul has led... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:9

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth . The thought of God's continual presence at his right hand causes David's "heart" to be "glad," and his "glory"— i.e. his soul, or spirit ( Genesis 49:6 ), man's true glory—to rejoice. My flesh also shall rest in hope . His "flesh"—his corporeal nature, united closely with his "heart" and "spirit"—rests, and will rest, secure, confident that God will watch over it, and make the whole complex man—body, soul, and spirit—to "dwell in... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:9

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