Psalms 16:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall restb in hope. ”

Psalms 16:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 -...
Psalms 16:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Psalms 16:9 - 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 16:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 f...
Psalms 16:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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 o...
Psalms 16:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. Therefore my heart is glad - Unutterably happy in God; always full of the Divine presence; because whatsoever I d...
Psalms 16:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 beca...
Psalms 16:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 deli...
Psalms 16:9 - 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 16:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 16:9 - 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 16:9 - 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 16:9 - 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 16:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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,...
Psalms 16:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Psalms 16:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Psalms 16:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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:...
Psalms 16:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prophecy Relating to the Messiah; Sufferings and Consequent Glory of Christ. 8 I have set the L ORD always before m...
Psalms 16:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 tong...
Psalms 16:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘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 al...
Psalms 16:9 - 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 16:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

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...
Psalms 16:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 16:9-10 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 ju...
Psalms 16:9 - 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 16:9 - 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 16:9 - 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 16:9 - 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 16:9 - 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 16:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 4:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:14 ; Acts 2:26 ; Isaiah 26:19 ; James 3:5-9 ; Job 14:14 ; Job 14:15 ; Job 19:26 ; Job 19:27 ; Luke 10:21 ; Luke 10:22 ; Proverbs 14:32 ; Psalms 3...
Psalms 16:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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 dem...

Psalms 16:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 16:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 16:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 16:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 16:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 16:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 16:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 16:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 16:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 16:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

Psalms 16:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 16:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 16:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 16:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 16:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 16:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 16:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 16:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes