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 glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalms 16:11 word by word

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

• 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 thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
• Proverbs 2:19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
• Proverbs 5:6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
• Proverbs 12:28In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
• Isaiah 2:3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Yhwh, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Yhwh from Jerusalem.
• Matthew 7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
• Romans 8:11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
• 1 Peter 1:21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
• Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
• Psalms 21:5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
• Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
• Acts 2:28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
• 1 Corinthians 13:12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• Ephesians 3:19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness 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