Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 16:9
Therefore (h) my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
(h) That is, I rejoice both in body and in soul.
Therefore (h) my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
(h) That is, I rejoice both in body and in soul.
Verse Psalms 16:9. _THEREFORE MY HEART IS GLAD_] Unutterably happy in God; always full of the Divine presence; because whatsoever I do pleaseth him. The _man_ Christ Jesus must be constantly in commun...
THEREFORE MY HEART IS GLAD - In view of this fact, that my confidence is in God alone, and my belief that he is my Protector and Friend. See the notes at Acts 2:26. AND MY GLORY REJOICETH - The Septua...
A REVELATION OF THE CHRIST OF GOD (16-24) Psalms 16 _ 1. The obedient One (Psalms 16:1)_ 2. The path He went (Psalms 16:4) 3. Death and resurrection ...
XVI. GOD, THE SUPREME GOOD. Psalms 16:1. The Psalmist's devotion to God and His saints. Psalms 16:2_ b_, PSALMS 16:3. The text is corrupt; RV requires a slight emendation or we may supply, I have sai...
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 A...
The blessed outcome of this fellowship is joy, confidence, progress....
_my glory_ i.e. my soul. See note on Psalms 7:5. The LXX renders freely _my tongue_. _my flesh also shall rest in hope_ So the Vulg., _insurer et caro mea requiescet in spe_. Beautiful and suggestive...
MY GLORY— That is, _his tongue,_ as St. Peter explains it, Acts 2:26.; for the Hebrews give the tongue the name of _glory,_ as Psalms 57 because it was bestowed upon us to glorify God; and because it...
PSALMS 16 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Ideal Israelite's Triumph over Death. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 16:1-4, Prayer for Preservation: offered in Dependence on Jehovah, Discernment of his Doings, and Det...
_THEREFORE MY HEART IS GLAD, AND MY GLORY REJOICETH: MY FLESH ALSO SHALL REST IN HOPE._ Therefore - because the Lord is at my right hand. MY HEART IS GLAD - in the assurance of perfect deliverance....
16:9 glory (i-7) Or 'honour.' In Acts 2:26 , 'tongue,' from the LXX. But see Genesis 49:6 . It may be taken as a synonym of 'soul.' see Psalms 7:5 . hope. (k-15) Or 'shall rest in safety,' as...
The Ps. is the confident and joyous prayer of one whose highest satisfaction is in God and in good men (Psalms 16:2), who renounces all the ways of idolatry (Psalms 16:4), and who finds in God not onl...
MY GLORY] my soul: see PSALMS 7:5; PSALMS 108:1. REST IN HOPE] RV 'dwell in safety.' The primary reference is not to the dead body in the grave, but to the continuance of bodily life on earth....
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
GLORY. — Heb., _khabôd;_ but probably the poet wrote _khabed, i.e., liver,_ or (comp. “reins” above, and the common use of the word “bowels”) _heart._ The LXX. paraphrase _tongue._ The passage was so...
לָכֵ֤ן ׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַ יָּ֣גֶל כְּבֹודִ֑י...
Psalms 16:1 THE progress of thought in this psalm is striking. The singer is first a bold confessor in the face of idolatry and apostasy (Psalms 16:1). Then the inward sweetness of his faith fills his...
THE CITIZEN OF ZION AND HIS INHERITANCE Psalms 15:1; Psalms 16:1 The first of these psalms was probably composed to celebrate the bringing of the Ark to Mount Zion, 1 Samuel 6:20. It describes the ch...
This is a song of satisfaction. The singer is not one who is unfamiliar with peril. The opening sentence is a sigh, revealing the consciousness of peril. Toward the close, the shadows of She01 and the...
How peculiarly this belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ, hath been already observed; and if the Reader desires (as he ought to do) to enter into the clearest apprehension of this most precious prophecy,...
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...
With Psalms 16 we begin a very important series of psalms those in which the connection of Christ Himself with the remnant is brought before us by the divine Spirit. In Psalms 16, Christ takes formall...
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 th...
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. Ver. 9. _Therefore my heart is glad, &c._] That is, I am all over in very good plight, as well as heart can wish...
_Therefore_ Upon this ground and confidence; _my heart is glad _ I feel, not only a perfect satisfaction, but joy and triumph in my heart. _And my glory_ My tongue, as St. Peter explains it, Acts 2:26...
Therefore My heart is glad, and My glory rejoiceth, the dignity of His soul is lifted up in exultation; MY FLESH ALSO SHALL REST IN HOPE, dwelling in security, His body resting in safety. The contrast...
PROPHECY OF CHRIST'S SUFFERING AND RESURRECTION. According to Peter, Acts 2:25, and Paul, Acts 13:35, this psalm relates to Christ, expressing the feelings of His human nature in view of His suffering...
REST IN HOPE: _ Heb._ dwell confidently...
THEREFORE; upon this ground and confidence. My heart; the proper seat of joy, and of all the affections. MY GLORY; either, 1. My soul, which isindeed the glory of a man. Or rather, 2. My tongue, whic...
Psalms 16:9 heart H3820 glad H8055 (H8804) glory H3519 rejoices H1523 (H8799) flesh H1320 rest H7931 ...
‘I HAVE SET YHWH ALWAYS BEFORE ME' (8-11). ‘I have set YHWH always before me, Because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices, My flesh also...
THY FLESH The 16th Psalm is a prediction of the resurrection of the King. As a prophet David understood that, not at His first advent, but at some time subsequent to His death and resurrection Messia...
Psalms 16:9 I. Although the sacred Scriptures teach us to think nothing of temporal death but merely as a sleep, while they would beyond all things impress on our minds a sense of the day of judgment...
Psalms 16:1. _Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust._ Notice how the psalmist urges the prevailing plea of faith. A trusted God will be a preserving God. If thou, believer, canst truly sa...
Psalms 16:1. _Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust._ Ah, brethren! When we think of our daily dangers, and when we remember the sinfulness of our nature, this petition may well be our fr...
CONTENTS: Meditation on the goodness of God. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Those who commit themselves to God's care and submit themselves to God's guidance will find a blessed portion in Him....
REFLECTIONS. This is called by the Jews the _Michtam_ or golden psalm, which David composed during his exile, or while he reigned in Hebron. It opens with a prayer that God would preserve him; for he...
_Therefore my heart is glad._ CHRIST JOYFUL IN SUFFERING The remainder of this Psalm we are to consider as spoken by David in reference to the Messiah, of whom he was both a prophet and a type. I. T...
_Preserve me, O God: for in Thee do I put my trust._ FAITH IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD This term suggests that the Psalm is one of strongly marked, incisive thought. It is a Psalm doubly notable-- 1. Bec...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 16:1. When the faithful sing Psalms 16:1, they entrust themselves to the Lord. They experience confidence and contentment in his care. The psa
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 16:9 The psalm is cultivating the hope of everlasting glory for the faithful, with the resurrection of Jesus (the ultimate HOLY ONE) as the first step in bringing this hope to ful...
INTRODUCTION “The first clause contains in germ the thought of the entire psalm, namely, that the pious man has always protection with God against all his enemies. From this assurance arises the cry o...
EXPOSITION THE sixteenth psalm is so far connected with the fifteenth that it is exclusively concerned, like the fifteenth, with the truly righteous man. It "depicts the true Israelite as rejoicing in...
Let's turn now to Psalms 16:1-11. The sixteenth psalm is called a Michtam of David. A Michtam is actually a meditation or a prayer. And there are about five or six psalms that are designated as Michta...
1 Thessalonians 4:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; Acts 2:26; Isaiah 26:19;...
My glory — My tongue, which is a man's glory and privilege, above all other living creatures. Rejoiceth — Declares my inward joy. For this word signifies not so much eternal joy, as the outward demons...