Psalms 16 — Thou Wilt Not Leave My Soul In Hell
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places. I have set the Lord always before me. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. In thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
— Psalm 16:11
- v.1-6 The Lord my portion
- v.7-11 The path of life
Quoted by Peter at Pentecost (Acts 2:27) as a prophecy of Christ's resurrection. David spoke beyond himself.
A Messianic verse. Christ is the Holy One whose body did not see corruption. The empty tomb fulfills.
Fulness of joy in His presence; pleasures for evermore at His right hand. Heaven described in one verse.
A verse for funerals and homesickness for heaven. What you find dimly here, you find fully there.
Verse 8 is a discipline. Set the Lord always before me. Today, deliberately keep Him in view through the meetings, the choices, the worries. The unshakeable life follows.
Verses 8-11 are Messianic — quoted at Pentecost about Christ's resurrection. The psalm's confidence rests in heaven's certainty for Him and for all who are His.
Set the Lord always before me. A deliberate posture. Keep Him in view in every decision and difficulty.
Quoted by Peter (Acts 2:25) about Christ. The psalmist's practice is Christ's perfect performance.