New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 16:9
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 advised me; Indeed, my 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 rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely. 10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; You will not allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. 11You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
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לָכֵ֤ן׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבוֹדִ֑י אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 16:9
- Luke 10:21At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for doing so was well pleasing in Your sight.
- Psalms 30:12That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. 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 was glad and my tongue was overjoyed; Moreover my flesh also will live in hope;
- James 3:5So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
- Job 14:15You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands.
- Job 19:26Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I will see God,
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is thrust down by his own wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the dawn, And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as indeed the rest of mankind 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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