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Psalms 16:9
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
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,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.
- New Living Translation (NLT)No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety.
Context of Psalms 16:9
7I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore 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. 11You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
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לָכֵ֤ן׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבוֹדִ֑י אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 16:9
- Luke 10:21In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
- Psalms 30:12that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
- Psalms 57:8Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!
- Acts 2:26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.
- James 3:5So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
- Job 14:15You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands.
- Job 19:26And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God,
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
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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