Psalm 16:11 WEB

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:1-11

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 Michtam, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, with the sixteenth. David's prayer unto the Lord is,Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust ( Psalms 16:1 ).The prayer for preservation. Now David, I guess, all through his life he had those that were out after him. Sometimes without cause. Saul sought to destroy... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 16:1-11

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 trusted in him, and not in man. In his troubles his soul clave to the Lord, and he was humbled by the consideration of his unprofitableness, and the insufficiency of his own righteousness. “My goodness extendeth not unto thee.” David’s piety was distinguished by alms to the saints, and by delight... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 16:1-11

Psalms 16:1-11Preserve me, O God: for in Thee do I put my trust.Faith in the presence of GodThis term suggests that the Psalm is one of strongly marked, incisive thought. It is a Psalm doubly notable--1. Because it contains one of the brightest and most unhesitating expressions of faith in the presence of God, as extending through and beyond death, and preserving the life both of soul and body. It therefore stands in marked contrast with the desponding doubts of such passages as Psalms 88:1-18... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 16:11

Psalms 16:11Thou wilt show me the path of life.The path of lifeNot merely, that is, the life of the body. This is shown by the pleasure and joy spoken of afterwards, which are to be found in God’s presence, and in communion with Him. “Life,” in the only true sense, is union with God, and from that springs, of necessity, the idea of immortality. It seems impossible to suppose that David, who here expresses such a fulness of confidence in God, such a living personal relationship to Him, could... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 16:11

Psa 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore. Ver. 11. Thou wilt show me the path of life ] This being applied to Christ, seemeth to show that as man he did not yet fully understand that inexplicable glory wherewith the Father would glorify him after death with himself, John 17:5 . Sure it is, that David did not, nor can any man living, 1 Corinthians 2:9 : here is as much said as can be said (but words... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 16:11

path: Psalms 21:4, Proverbs 2:19, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 5:6, Proverbs 12:28, Isaiah 2:3, Matthew 7:14, Romans 8:11, 1 Peter 1:21 in thy: Psalms 17:15, Psalms 21:5, Psalms 21:6, Matthew 5:8, Acts 2:28, 1 Corinthians 13:12, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Ephesians 3:19, 1 John 3:2, Jude 1:24, Revelation 7:15-Esther :, Revelation 22:5 at thy: Mark 16:19, Acts 7:56, 1 Peter 3:22 pleasures: Psalms 36:8, Matthew 25:33, Matthew 25:46 Reciprocal: Leviticus 22:3 - from my Numbers 6:20 - and after 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 16:11

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.Life — Thou wilt raise me from the grave, and conduct me to the place and state of everlasting felicity.Presence — In that heavenly paradise, where thou art gloriously present, where thou dost clearly and fully discover the light of thy countenance; whereas in this life thou hidest thy face and shewest us only thy back-parts.Right-hand — Which he mentions as a place of the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 16:11

11. Thou wilt show me the path of life Thou wilt cause me to see ( make known to me) the path of life, contrasted with to see corruption, in previous verse. “Life,” here, is not natural life, but spiritual and eternal life, as in Psalms 36:9; Proverbs 15:24; Jeremiah 2:13; Daniel 12:2; John 4:10; John 4:14. “Path of life,” is the same as Matthew 7:14. Its application to Christ as “the Way, the Truth, and the Life,” is indisputable; and as a typical groundwork it is also a declaration... read more