Psalms 16:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. ”

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

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...
Psalms 16:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XVI. God, the Supreme Good. Psalms 16:1-3 . 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 su...
Psalms 16:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

But to . As for. saints . holy (or separated) ones. See note on Exodus 3:5 . in the earth . in His own Land. to. Omit "to". in whom . in them. my: or, His: i.e. Jehovah ' s. So the Se...
Psalms 16:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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 o...
Psalms 16:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Psalms 16:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. But to the saints are in the earth - in contrast to the Most High, who is in the heaven of heavens. C...
Psalms 16:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 16:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 16:1-11 THE progress of thought in this psalm is striking. The singer is first a bold confessor in the face of idolatry and apostasy ( Psalms 16:1-4 ). Then the inward sweetness of his fait...
Psalms 16:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Citizen of Zion and His Inheritance Psalms 15:1-5 ; Psalms 16:1-11 The first of these psalms was probably composed to celebrate the bringing of the Ark to Mount Zion, 1 Samuel 6:20 . It d...
Psalms 16:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 th...
Psalms 16:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a most precious portion, in which we find Christ claiming the privilege of covenant relation, and, at the same time, disclaiming all pretensions to merit, from any supposed good Jehovah could...
Psalms 16:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

HIS DELIGHTS ARE WITH THE SONS OF MEN ‘All my delight is upon the saints, that are in the earth: and upon such as ercel in virtue.’ Psalms 16:3 (Prayer Book Version) The history of mankind, wh...
Psalms 16:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[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...
Psalms 16:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 16:3 [But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight. Ver. 3. But to the saints ] The family of faith were, by a specialty, the object of...
Psalms 16:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 sti...
Psalms 16:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Believing Confidence; Consecration to God. Michtam of David. 1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. ...
Psalms 16:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But, i.e. but my goodness extendeth, which is easily understood out of the former verse; from which also there may be fetched another supplement; O my soul, thou hast said, to the saints , &c....
Psalms 16:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Has Said To YHWH, ‘You Are My Lord' (2-4). ‘You have said to YHWH, You are my Lord, I have no good beyond (apart from) you. As for the saints (holy ones) who are in the earth, They are the e...
Psalms 16:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Psalms 16:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 16:3 The history of mankind, whether secular or religious, resolves itself ultimately into the history of a few individuals. God carries out His work of continuous redemption by the energy...
Psalms 16:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Psalms 16:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 16:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Psalms 16:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 rejo...
Psalms 16:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prophecy of Christ's Suffering and Resurrection. According to Peter, Acts 2:25-31 , and Paul, Acts 13:35 , this psalm relates to Christ, expressing the feelings of His human nature in view of Hi...
Psalms 16:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:14-17 ; 2 Chronicles 6:41 ; Acts 9:13 ; Ephesians 1:1 ; Ephesians 5:25-27 ; Galatians 6:10 ; Hebrews 6:10 ; Isaiah 62:4 ; Malachi 3:17 ; Proverbs 12:26 ; Proverbs 13:20 ; Proverb...
Psalms 16:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But — I bear a singular respect and love to all saints, for thy sake, whose friends and servants they are, and whose image they bear. This more properly agrees to David, than to Christ, whose goodn...

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

Psalms 16:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 16:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

Psalms 16:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 16:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 16:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 16:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 16:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 16:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 16:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 16:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 16:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 16:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 16:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 16:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 16:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 16:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 16:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 16:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 16:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 16:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 16:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 16:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 16:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 16:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 16:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes