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Psalms 16:9
9No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests 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 guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. 8I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety. 10For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. 11You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
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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 10:21At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
- Psalms 30:12that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!
- Psalms 57:8Wake up, my heart! Wake up, O lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song.
- Acts 2:26No wonder my heart is glad, and my tongue shouts his praises! My body rests in hope.
- James 3:5In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
- Job 14:15You would call and I would answer, and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.
- Job 19:26And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God!
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked are crushed by disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.
- Isaiah 26:19But those who die in the Lord will live; their bodies will rise again! Those who sleep in the earth will rise up and sing for joy! For your life-giving light will fall like dew on your people in the place of the dead!
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people 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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