Psalm 16:10 ESV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:10

For thou will not leave - The language used here implies, of course, that what is here called the soul would be in the abode to which the name hell is given, but “how long” it would be there is not intimated. The thought simply is, that it would not be “left” there; it would not be suffered to “remain” there. Whether it would be restored to life again in a few days, or after a longer period, is not implied in the term used. It would be fulfilled, though, as in the case of the Lord Jesus, the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 16:10

Psalms 16:10. Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell Hebrew, לשׁאול , lesheol, rendered, εις αδην , by the LXX., and εις αδου , in hades, Acts 2:27, which word generally means the invisible world, or the state of separate spirits; not a place of torment, which the word αδης , hades, seldom means, and into which Christ’s soul certainly did not go after it left the body, but into paradise, Luke 23:43-46. See Bishop Pearson on the Creed, and Revelation 20:14, where death and hell (in the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

Psalms 14-17 Godly people in ungodly societyContinuing the theme of Psalms 10-13 (concerning the godly person who is downtrodden), the psalmist notes what happens when people refuse to acknowledge God and live as if he does not care about their actions. The result is a corrupt society (14:1-3). Because they have rejected God they have rejected the true standard by which to judge good and evil. They live solely for themselves, with no consideration for others and no thought for God (4). But in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 16:10

Thou wilt not leave, &c. Refers to the Resurrection. my soul = me. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . hell = the grave. Hebrew Sheol. App-35 . suffer = give, or allow. Holy One, or Thy beloved: i.e. Christ the Messiah (Acts 2:27 ). See note on Psalms 52:9 . see = experience, or know. corruption. [decay] Showing that it is the body that is referred to. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 16:10

Psalms 16:10. Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, &c.— In שׁאול Sheol, the place of departed souls. See the note on Psalms 9:17. Bishop Pearson on the Creed, and Peters on Job, p. 320. Thine Holy One, means "Him whom thou hast sanctified and consecrated to be the Messiah, (John 10:36. Isaiah 54:5.) and who hath exactly observed whatever in that quality thou hast committed to his charge." Thou wilt shew me the path of life, in the next verse, signifies, "Thou wilt raise me on the third day,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:10

10. soul—or, "self." This use of "soul" for the person is frequent (Genesis 12:5; Genesis 46:26; Psalms 3:2; Psalms 7:2; Psalms 11:1), even when the body may be the part chiefly affected, as in Psalms 35:13; Psalms 105:18. Some cases are cited, as Leviticus 22:4; Numbers 6:6; Numbers 9:6; Numbers 9:10; Numbers 19:13; Haggai 2:13, c., which seem to justify assigning the meaning of body, or dead body but it will be found that the latter sense is given by some adjunct expressed or implied. In... 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 16:9-10

Evidently David had received a special revelation from the Lord that he would not die then, but would escape from whatever distress he was enduring (cf. Psalms 16:7 a). The phrase "my glory rejoices" (NASB) means David rejoiced that his glory as a living person blessed by God would continue to be a source of joy for him. God would spare his life. Of course, David did not mean he would live forever, by bypassing death. He only meant that he would not die then. David was God’s "holy one" (Psalms... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:9-11

2. Confidence in future deliverance 16:9-11 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:1-11

The Ps. is the confident and joyous prayer of one whose highest satisfaction is in God and in good men (Psalms 16:2-3), who renounces all the ways of idolatry (Psalms 16:4), and who finds in God not only ample wealth and happiness for the present (Psalms 16:5-7), but also a continuous prospect of the truest life (Psalms 16:8-11). The Ps. is quoted in Acts 2:25; Acts 13:35 as a prophecy of the Resurrection of Christ. While this is not its primary reference, and while the language does not... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 16:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 16:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 16:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 16:10

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:9-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 16:9-11

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:1-11

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