Psalms 16:11

Psalms 16:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
• New International Version (NIV)You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Context of Psalms 16:11

9Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my body also rests securely. 10For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay. You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures.

Psalms 16:11 word by word

תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ אֹ֤רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים שֹׂ֣בַע שְׂ֭מָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou wilt shewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• me the pathאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• of lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• in thy presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• fulnessשֹׂ֫בַעώôba‛ · satietyH7648
• of joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• at thy right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• pleasuresנָעִיםnâ‛îym · pleasantH5273
• for evermoreנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331

Cross-references for Psalms 16:11

• Psalms 21:4He asked you for life, and you gave it to him — length of days forever and ever.
• Proverbs 2:19None return who go to her; none reach the paths of life.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Proverbs 5:6She doesn’t consider the path of life; she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.
• Proverbs 12:28There is life in the path of righteousness, and in its path there is no death.
• Isaiah 2:3and many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so that we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.
• Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then he who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through his Spirit who lives in you.
• 1 Peter 1:21Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
• Psalms 17:15But I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with your presence.
• Psalms 21:5His glory is great through your victory; you confer majesty and splendor on him.
• Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• Acts 2:28You have revealed the paths of life to me; you will fill me with gladness in your presence.
• 1 Corinthians 13:12For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, as I am fully known.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.
• Ephesians 3:19and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Commentaries on Psalms 16:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Thou wilt show me the path of life - I first shall find the way out of the regions of death, to die no more. Thus Christ was the first fruits of them that slept. Several had before risen from the dead, but they died again. Jesus rose from the dead, and is alive for evermore. Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead was the first entrance out of the grave to eternal life or lives, חיים chaiyim, for the word is in the plural, and with great propriety too…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Thou wilt show me the path of life - In this connection this means that though he was to die - to descend to the regions of the dead, and to lie down in the dark grave - yet there WAS a path again to the living world, and that that path would be pointed out to him by God. In other words, he would not be suffered to remain among the dead, or to wander away forever with those who were in the under world, but he would be brought back: to the living world…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11at Your right hand: See Psalm 16:7–8; 110:1.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Raised from the dead, he shall die no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Thou wilt show me--guide me to attain. the path of life--or, "lives"--the plural denoting variety and abundance--immortal blessedness of every sort--as "life" often denotes. in thy presence--or, "before Thy faces." The frequent use of this plural form for "faces" may contain an allusion to the Trinity (Nu 6:25, 26; Psa 17:15; 31:16). at thy right hand--to which Christ…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 16:11

• Faith
• Heaven
• Immortality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Way

In the dictionaries

• Corruption
• Hades
• Hell
• Michtam
• Prophecy
• Resurrection of Christ
• Accommodation
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Joy
• Life

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