English Standard Version
Psalms 16:11
11You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
Context of Psalms 16:11
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. 10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Read all of Psalms 16Psalms 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 life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.
- Proverbs 2:19none who go to her come back, nor do they regain the paths of life.
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
- Proverbs 5:6she does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.
- Proverbs 12:28In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
- Isaiah 2:3and many peoples shall come, and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
- Matthew 7:14For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
- Romans 8:11If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
- 1 Peter 1:21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.
- Psalms 21:5His glory is great through your salvation; splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
- Matthew 5:8"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
- Acts 2:28You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.'
- 1 Corinthians 13:12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
- Ephesians 3:19and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, 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
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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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