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Psalms 16:9
9Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices; My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety,
Psalms 16:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.
Context of Psalms 16:9
7I will bless the Lord who has counseled me; Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night. 8I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices; My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety, 10For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. 11You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
Read all of Psalms 16Psalms 16:9 word by word
לָכֵ֤ן׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבוֹדִ֑י אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 16:9
- Luke 10:21In that very hour He was overjoyed and rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and He said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things [relating to salvation] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to infants [the childlike and untaught]. Yes, Father, for this way was [Your gracious will and choice, and was] well-pleasing in Your sight.
- Psalms 30:12That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
- Psalms 57:8Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
- Acts 2:26Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted exceedingly; Moreover my flesh also will live in hope [that is, will encamp in anticipation of the resurrection];
- James 3:5In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!
- Job 14:15[Then] You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for [me] the work of Your hands.
- Job 19:26Even after my [mortal] skin is destroyed [by death], Yet from my [immortal] flesh I will see God,
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing, But the righteous has hope and confidence and a refuge [with God] even in death.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; Their dead bodies will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy! For your dew is a dew of [celestial] light [heavenly, supernatural], And the earth will give birth to the spirits of the dead.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13Now we do not want you to be uninformed, believers, about those who are asleep [in death], so that you will not grieve [for them] as the others do who have no hope [beyond this present life].
Commentaries on Psalms 16:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Therefore my heart is glad - Unutterably happy in God; always full of the Divine presence; because whatsoever I do pleaseth him. The man Christ Jesus must be constantly in communion with God, because he was without spot and blemish. My glory rejoiceth - My tongue, so called by the Hebrews, (see Psalm 57:8; Psalm 30:12;), because it was bestowed on us to glorify God, and because it is our glory, being the instrument of expressing our thoughts by words. See…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Therefore 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 - The Septuagint translate this, “my tongue,” and this translation is followed by Peter in his quotation of the passage in Acts 2:26. See the notes at that passage. The meaning here is, that whatever there was in him that was honorable, dignified, or glorious - all the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The psalmist feels confident because he knows that even death cannot separate him from the Lord. He fears separation (see Psalm 13:3–4), but he remains confident that he will see the Lord (see 11:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. glory--as heart (Psa 7:5), for self. In Ac 2:26, after the Septuagint, "my tongue" as "the glory of the frame"--the instrument for praising God. flesh--If taken as opposed to soul (Psa 16:10), it may mean the body; otherwise, the whole person (compare Psa 63:1; 84:2). rest in hope--(compare Margin).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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