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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 16:2

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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 16:4

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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 16:5

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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:2

2. my soul—must be supplied; expressed in similar cases (Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11). my goodness . . . thee—This obscure passage is variously expounded. Either one of two expositions falls in with the context. "My goodness" or merit is not on account of Thee—that is, is not for Thy benefit. Then follows the contrast of Psalms 16:3 (but is), in respect, or for the saints, &c.—that is, it enures to them. Or, my goodness—or happiness is not besides Thee—that is, without Thee I have no other... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:3

3. saints—or, persons consecrated to God, set apart from others to His service. in the earth—that is, land of Palestine, the residence of God's chosen people—figuratively for the Church. excellent—or, "nobles," distinguished for moral excellence. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:4

4. He expresses his abhorrence of those who seek other sources of happiness or objects of worship, and, by characterizing their rites by drink offerings of blood, clearly denotes idolaters. The word for "sorrows" is by some rendered "idols"; but, though a similar word to that for idols, it is not the same. In selecting such a term, there may be an allusion, by the author, to the sorrows produced by idolatrous practices. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:5

5-7. God is the chief good, and supplies all need (Deuteronomy 10:9). portion of mine inheritance and of my cup—may contain an allusion to the daily supply of food, and also to the inheritance of Levi (Deuteronomy 18:1; Deuteronomy 18:2). maintainest—or, drawest out my lot—enlargest it. Deuteronomy 18:2- : carries out this idea more fully. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:1-8

1. Joy in present distress 16:1-8In this first section of the psalm, David reflected on what he had come to know about the Lord and how this knowledge comforted him. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:1-11

Psalms 16This psalm voices the joy David experienced in his life, because of his trust in God and fellowship with God, even though he faced distressing physical dangers. David appears in this psalm as the type of person that he described in the previous psalm. Chisholm classified this psalm as indirectly Messianic (cf. Acts 2:22-31; Acts 13:35-37), [Note: Chisholm, pp. 293-95.] and Merrill called it a psalm of confidence. [Note: Merrill, "Psalms," p. 414.] The meaning of "mikhtam" (NASB) in the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:2

David had told the Lord that He was his only hope. The writer had no good beside Yahweh, probably in the sense that he knew that he had no goodness of his own apart from God (cf. Psalms 73:25). read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 16:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 16:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 16:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:1-11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:2

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