Psalm 16:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 16:1-7

This psalm is entitled Michtam, which some translate a golden psalm, a very precious one, more to be valued by us than gold, yea, than much fine gold, because it speaks so plainly of Christ and his resurrection, who is the true treasure hidden in the field of the Old Testament. I. David here flies to God's protection with a cheerful believing confidence in it (Ps. 16:1): ?Preserve me, O God! from the deaths, and especially from the sins, to which I am continually exposed; for in thee, and in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:3

But to the saints that are in the earth ,.... Who are sanctified or set apart by God the Father in election; whose sins are expiated by the blood of Christ in redemption, and who are sanctified or made holy by the Spirit of God in the effectual calling; and who live a holy life and conversation: these are said to be "in the earth", not to distinguish them from the saints in heaven, to whom the goodness of Christ extends as to them, unless it be to distinguish them from the angels in... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:3

Verse 3 3.Unto the saints who are on the earth. Almost all are agreed in understanding this place, as if David, after the sentence which we have just now been considering, had added, The only way of serving God aright is to endeavor to do good to his holy servants. And the truth is, that God, as our good deeds cannot extend to him, substitutes the saints in his place, towards whom we are to exercise our charity. When men, therefore, mutually exert themselves in doing good to one another, this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:1-6

Grounds of the prayer for preservation. This psalm is golden in thought, feeling, and expression. The substance of it is comprised in the first verse: "May God preserve him who has no other refuge in which he can hide but him!" The subject up to the end of the sixth verse may be called — Grounds of the prayer for preservation. I. HE HAS TAKEN GOD FOR HIS SUPREME GOOD . ( Psalms 16:2 , "I said to Jehovah, Thou art my Lord; beside thee I have no good.") The "good"... 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 16:3

But to the saints that are in the earth ; rather, it is for the saints. It ( i.e. my prosperity) is granted me for the advantage of the saints that are in the land; i.e. of all the true Israelites. "I hold it in trust for them" (Kay). And to (rather, for) the excellent, in whom is all my delight. And, especially , I hold it in trust for "the inner circle of the excellent ones," in whom God takes pleasure ( Psalms 147:11 ), and in whom therefore I also "delight." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:3

But to the saints that are in the earth - This verse also has been very variously rendered. Our translators seem to have understood it, in connection with the previous verse, as meaning that his “goodness,” or piety, was not of so pure and elevated a character that it could in any way extend to God so as to benefit him, but that it “might” be of service to the saints on earth, and that so, by benefiting them, he might show his attachment to God himself. But if the interpretation of the previous... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 16:2-3

Psalms 16:2-3. O my soul, thou hast said, &c. The words, O my soul, not being in the original, Houbigant translates the clause, I have said unto the Lord I have oftentimes avowed and professed it, and still persist so to do. Thou art my Lord By creation, preservation, and on various other accounts: the king, to whom I am subject, the master whom I serve, the father whom I obey, the husband and portion whom I love, and to whom I cleave. My goodness extendeth not to thee Whatever... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 16:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 16:1-6

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 16:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 16:2-3

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