Tree of Life Version
Psalms 16:11
11You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
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
9So my heart is glad and my soul rejoices. My body also rests secure. 10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol nor let Your faithful one see the Pit. You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Read all of Psalms 16Psalms 16:11 word by word
תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ אֹ֤רַח חַ֫יִּ֥ים שֹׂ֣בַע שְׂ֭מָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶ֑יךָ נְעִמ֖וֹת בִּימִינְךָ֣ נֶֽצַח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- 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 21:4For You met him with the best blessings. You set on his head a crown of pure gold.
- Proverbs 2:19None who go to her return nor reach the paths of life.
- Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.
- Proverbs 5:6She does not keep straight to the path of life, her paths are crooked —but she does not know it.
- Proverbs 12:28In the path of righteousness is life— it is a path to immortality.
- Isaiah 2:3Then many peoples will go and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Adonai, to the House of the God of Jacob! Then He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.” For Torah will go forth from Zion and the word of Adonai from Jerusalem.
- Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
- Romans 8:11And if the Ruach of the One who raised Yeshua from the dead dwells in you, the One who raised Messiah Yeshua from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Ruach who dwells in you.
- 1 Peter 1:21Through Him you are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.
- Psalms 17:15I in righteousness will behold Your face! When I awake, I will be satisfied with Your likeness.
- Psalms 21:5He asked You for life, You gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.
- Matthew 5:8“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
- Acts 2:28You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
- 1 Corinthians 13:12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17For our trouble, light and momentary, is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
- Ephesians 3:19and to know the love of Messiah which surpasses knowledge, so you may be filled up with all the fullness 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
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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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