Revised Webster's Bible
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 hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night season. 8I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore 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 permit thy Holy One to see corruption. 11Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
Read all of Psalms 16Psalms 16:9 word by word
לָכֵ֤ן׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבוֹדִ֑י אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 16:9
- Luke 10:21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
- Psalms 30:12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.
- Psalms 57:8Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
- Acts 2:26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
- James 3:5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
- Job 14:15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands.
- Job 19:26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
- Isaiah 26:19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others 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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- 1. Psalms 16:9 rest...: Heb. dwell confidently ↩
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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