We’re on a mission to change that. "[But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight." What approach to making money will increase it according to Proverbs 13 11? Unto the saints who are on the earth, and to the excellent; … A miktam of David. It may cost certain pleasures, popularity, anonymity, family relationships, life goals, career choices, financial priorities, and so forth. David is saying – “Please protect me. In Psalm 16, I believe the emotion that David is expressing is this: Satisfaction with God. Then follows a remarkable prophecy of the resurrection of Christ, Psalm 16:8-11. Let’s talk about these “saints”. i. And David says that this poetic dividing of his portion of land from others has happened to him “pleasantly”. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. i. He’s constantly giving the believer counsel. How many proverbs did Solomon write? "God's 6 step plan to happiness and the house of your dreams." Study the bible online using commentary on Psalm 16 and more! i. There was a standing and security in David’s life that would not have otherwise existed. Your email address will not be published. i. iv. But here’s what we do know. In Your presence is fullness of joy; I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel, My heart also instructs me in the night seasons, Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. So, are you satisfied with God? But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. This is not entirely bad, because this kind of decision to set the LORD always before one’s self does have a cost, and the cost should be counted and appreciated. In the ultimate sense, only Jesus did this perfectly. Now, there WAS a group in Old Testament Israel who didn’t receive ANY land. That’s one way that priests are described in the Old Testament. My flesh also will rest in hope. That doesn’t mean he won’t pronounce their names when speaking of them. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. (c) 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik – ewm@enduringword.com. Those priests apparently were not setting the Lord before them. And THERE it means “to pay a dowry for a wife”. You will show me the path of life; You can check these in your browser security settings. Psalm 16 is referred to in its superscription as a mikhtam. In Psalm 16 it is the secret that is of great value. Do you remember what group that was? e. At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore: David had full confidence that his life with God – both now and forevermore – would be marked by the highest and best pleasures. God is satisfying to David. Let’s read verses 5 and 6. 13:36. We do not know what the word “Mikhtam” in the title means. Another has David being taken by Philistines at Gath. So, in the translators’ minds, verse 3 is tied to verse 2 where David is saying that his own goodness doesn’t extend to God but rather it extends to these saints in the earth – these excellent ones in whom David delights. Why? So, we’re notified right away that this psalm is a “Michtam” of David. They are so negative about the people of God that they find themselves unable to see any excellence in God’s people, unable to delight in them. Nothing is naturally on our side.”, iv. That’s what David is feeling and what he wants to express in poetry. In God's presence—in an intimate relationship with Him—is the source of every good, righteous, and positive attitude and act. This statement is a wonderful declaration of trust in some sort of resurrection and afterlife. It also shows that this payment of sins was perfect and complete, the only type of payment a Holy One could make. The Septuagint renders the word as the Greek steloprapha, meaning "an inscription on a slab." Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. Again – verse 4 – they’re hastening after another God. This is life lived above shallow entertainments and excitements. This is a simple test. Commentary, Psalm 16, Hans Wiersma, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012. Well, strange as it may seem, it appears that verse 4 is actually speaking of the people in verse 3. 16. Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. They could hardly do anything without land. You can also change some of your preferences. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Matthew 26:38.--Nicholas Byfield's "Exposition of the Creed," 1676. Psalm 16 2 Commentary Goodness Doesn’t Extend… And David has told the Lord additionally that David’s goodness doesn’t extend to the Lord. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 16:1-11 This psalm begins with expressions of devotion, which may be applied to Christ; but ends with such confidence of a resurrection, as must be applied to Christ, and to him only. The title of this Psalm in the Hebrew is לדוד מכתם michtam ledavid, which the Chaldee translates, "A straight sculpture of David." So often, the psalms are a means of communicating an emotion of the author. As Peter said: It was not possible that He should be held by death (Acts 2:24). So, then, what’s going on with verses 3 and 4? As if God were HIS land inheritance. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. 1 The prayer of devotion begins with a petition for protection and a confession of dependence on God (verses 1-2). My flesh also will rest in hope. He determined that God would always be his focus, his perspective. Verse 10. I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.” Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. He complained to Saul in 1 Samuel 26:19: for they have driven me out this day from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, “Go, serve other gods.” Yet here in this psalm, he comes back to the conclusion that the LORD is his inheritance and will maintain his lot. David was a man after God's own heart and many of the psalms he penned foretold of Jesus.. the coming Messiah, Who would rise from the dead, ascend into heaven and sit at the right hand of the majesty on high, until God finally placed all His enemies under His feet. Click on the different category headings to find out more. In quoting and applying this passage from Psalm 16 to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, Peter showed a remarkably sophisticated understanding of the work of Jesus on the cross. I have set the LORD always before me; Because God holds his lot, “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” The “lines” here are probably borderlines — the borders or boundaries God has appointed for him. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer: David allowed his knowledge of the futility of pagan beliefs to affect his behavior. b. the portion of my inheritance and my cup; Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god, Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. He says “preserve me”. It is a life that may be challenged and face attack on many levels. 16:10-11 it becomes obvious that the psalmist is facing death. In Your presence is fullness of joy: This was a joy David could experience now (in the context of his previously mentioned gladness and rejoicing), but also ultimately receive when in the more immediate presence of God. There could hardly be a more ominous allusion to what follows from apostasy.” (Kidner). This decision brought a gladness and a glory to David’s life. In one sense David was indeed the Holy One of God, whose soul would not be left in the grave. Don’t swear an oath with God’s name when you have no intention of fulfilling that oath. The psalmist then aligns herself with those who have also devoted themselves to God (verse 2). They are – verse 4 multiplying their sorrows. a. Those who love the Lord will love the company of those who also love him.” (Boice). Rom. And that option might be the best one. b. That promise extended to Isaac and Jacob. And neither will David take the names of these gods on his lips. Psalm 16 is actually fairly difficult to translate – let alone interpret! So, David is satisfied with God and knows that only sorrows will come from turning from the Lord. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Psalm 16:11. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. ii. We have stuff. "The term remains unexplained, though it always stands in the superscription of Davidic prayers occasioned by great danger (see Psalm 56-60)" (Zondervan NIV Study Bible, note on Psalm 16). And not only that, but David is satisfied with God because of the stabilizing influence that God has on David. That is, a poem filled with short, terse, pithy statements. And so we’ve seen that that’s the second reason David gives as to why he’s satisfied with God. 5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:thou maintainest my lot.6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;yea, I have a goodly heritage. David was confident that God would maintain what He had first given to him. You maintain my lot. 2:24 Acts. I hope that Psalm 16 today will help you and me to realize that we’re not missing out on anything by following God. I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; Next, in verses 3 and 4, David says that he’s satisfied with God because he knows the awful results of falling away from God. Let’s read that. Who … Or do you feel like you’re missing out on something because you’re following the Lord? What is the alternative to “wealth gotten by vanity” in Proverbs 13 11? I don’t think He has the least inkling of that high and austere mystery to which we rise in the Miserific Vision. They were slipping. And so let’s continue on. He is content with what God has given him. But even if he WAS a priest with NO land inheritance — because the Lord was to be their inheritance – David says that he’d be satisfied with that arrangement. iii. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. And that’s just a Hebrew way of referring to what WE think of as the “mind” or our “inmost being”. But when it comes down to it – we’d rather have Jesus than those houses or lands. The right hand, even on earth, is the place of favor, and the place of honor, and the place of security. - David flees to God's protection, with cheerful, believing confidence. Peter also quoted these lines in his message on the Day of Pentecost. It begins with such expressions of devotion as may be applied to Christ; but concludes with such confidence of a resurrection (and so timely a one as to prevent corruption) as must be applied to Christ, to him only, and cannot be understood of David, as both St. Peter and St. Paul have observed, Acts. Psalm 16:8. Because in the Hebrew, this seems to describe this psalm pretty well. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol: David described a further benefit of his life decision to set the LORD always before him. Preserve me, O God — Hebrew — שׁמרני, shamereeni, keep, support, guard, or defend me — These words are evidently spoken by one in trouble and distress, or in danger, either from his enemies or in some other way. 16:1 "Preserve me, O God" This is the only imperative (BDB 1033, KB 1570, Qal imperative) in Psalm 16. Blood. 8:31-38). 3 But to the saints that are in the earth,and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god:their drink offerings of blood will I not offer,nor take up their names into my lips. And thus Christ descended into hell when he was alive, not when he was dead. He has a bourgeois mind. ii. And in a nutshell, here is what David has to say about his satisfaction with God. The psalmist has sought refuge in Yahweh his sovereign Lord, and supreme welfare (v. 1-2); whose good pleasure is in His saints (v. 3). And so, David is satisfied with God as if God were David’s pleasant abundant inheritance of land. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. God should protect David because David puts his trust in God. John 16:13 – When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, … These poweful priests then are forsaking their true spouse as it were – the Lord, with whom David is completely satisfied. They show that instead of being punished for His glorious work on the cross, Jesus was rewarded, as prophetically described in this psalm. The right-hand place is always regarded as the place of dignity and nobility in all courts. David has a “goodly heritage” – or in other words “my inheritance in pleasant to me” he says. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. David has sought and taken refuge in God. b. Verses 7 and 8. Chapter Contents This psalm begins with expressions of devotion, which may be applied to Christ; but ends with such confidence of a resurrection, as must be applied to Christ, and to him only. Read Psalm 16 commentary using The Treasury of David. Right? 7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel:my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.8 I have set the LORD always before me:because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 2. And I mentioned earlier that David starts the psalm with a request for protection. This is an example of the benefits that come from the transformation of thinking spoken of in Romans 12:1-2. i. Solomon says in Psalm 127:1-2 that it can be vain to stay up late to try to figure out your problems. a. I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel: The false gods of the nations could never give counsel the way the LORD gave it to David. Since it is incomprehensible that God’s Holy One should be bound by death, the resurrection was absolutely inevitable. And so here David is saying that he’s not going to swear by the names of these false deities like his associates among the powerful priests are starting to do. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Yet David, Solomon’s father, knew the joy of communing with God in the night seasons and receiving guidance from Him. And so – as opposed to David – they were being moved. Well, this group of powerful individuals and their faithless activities are really the only thing I can think of from this psalm from which David might need to be spared and rescued. Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore: This tells that both in this life and the life beyond, true pleasures forevermore are found at the right hand of God, not in separation from Him. He’s constantly mindful of the Lord. One time with water. Because the justifying work of Jesus Christ gives us access to God, prayer brings us near so He can give these things, … It was nothing because David’s goodness, as precious as it was, was of small value without his relationship with God. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I … But what are they made with here? You are the portion of my inheritance: David was the youngest son in a family with many sons. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. John Piper Nov 10, 2019 3.9K Shares God is most glorified in us These people are “holy ones” – which might indicate that they’re priests. Learn how your comment data is processed. He’s satisfied with God because of the stabilizing influence that God has on David. “It was as though our Lord had stayed his soul upon these words as He left this world and entered the unseen…He sang, as He went, this hymn of immortal hope.” (Meyer). But another way to translate that – based on how Ecclesiastes uses that word that’s translated here as “delight” – is to say that David has all his “activity” or “business” with them. Both Peter and Paul (Acts 2:25-28; 13:35-37) affirm that David wrote this psalm (as the title indicates). Yuck. Apparently, the picture is of lines being laid down or drawn on the ground to demark where one region or territory stopped and the other started. But again, I think this happens with other psalms and they’re not called Michtams. v. David’s words here speak of contentment. At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. “Many heathens sacrificed to their idols (that is, to devils) with man’s blood, against all laws of humanity and piety.” (Trapp) In addition, the priests of Baal offered their own blood to their false god; some Roman Catholics and Muslims also whip themselves to blood, offering their blood to their twisted conception of God. Like them he is landless, and instead of estates has Jehovah.” (Maclaren). In quoting and applying this passage from Psalm 16 to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, Peter showed an inspired understanding of the work of Jesus on the cross. Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I … And again, I think the contrast with the faithless powerful priests is in view even here. Interactive Bible study with John Piper. Even if we were incredibly wealthy, without God we’d be truly impoverished. Do you love other Christians? End of thought. The very ones that David was just reporting on – that some of their most powerful and wealthy were abandoning their inheritance – that is, the Lord. i. Well, what a satisfying God! We have gadgets. Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god: David understood that those who served other gods found many sorrows in life. And David says that all of his delight in them. They divvied up the land and we read about that in chapter after chapter in Joshua. “Every godly man has the same possession and the same prohibitions as the priests had. The King James makes it sound like verses 3 and 4 are disconnected. We as believers have all sorts of reasons to be satisfied with God. This is often the case with these terms that are found in the superscription of these psalms. The conclusion of this psalm is especially wonderful when we consider how it began. David is satisfied with God because he trusts that God is able to maintain his welfare, generally. A miktam # Title: Probably a literary or musical term of David. Yet David also tells us some of the benefits of such a life decision: my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices. So, the rest of verse 1 and all of verse 2 have David describing his satisfaction with the Lord because he trusts that God is able to maintain his welfare. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 16 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. And really, what good are those houses or lands or whatever other material possession – if we don’t have God? Out at sea, out in His sea, there is pleasure, and more pleasure. He is thankful for this ministry of the Lord to him. In Psalm 16, I believe the emotion that David is expressing is this: Satisfaction with God. Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments Psalms 16:5. Psalm 16:2-3. So, we have in mind these mighty, powerful priests that David is calling attention to. iii. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. “The method taken by Christ, as man, to support himself in time of trouble, and persevere unto the end, was to maintain a constant and actual sense of the presence of Jehovah…he then feared not the powers of earth and hell combined for his destruction.” (Horne). With God as his only inheritance – his only earthly possession. In these ways (as Peter understood), the resurrection proves the perfection of Jesus’ work on the cross. iii. From Ps. ii. Psalm 16. But distressing situations are fairly common in the psalms and most of them are not Michtams. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: David continued to describe the benefits of his decision to set the LORD always before him (Psalm 16:8). A mark of our age – especially with the Baby Boom generation and perhaps even more with those following – is discontentment, boredom, and restlessness. The “lines” then in verse 6 are speaking of the same basic concept. Required fields are marked *. Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. He’s satisfied with God because he knows the awful results of falling away from God. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Do you find it good and rewarding to be with them? Now, we’ve already seen that verse 2 isn’t grammatically connected to verse 3. He’s vulgar, Wormwood. (Spurgeon, C. H. Lectures to my Students: Commenting and Commentaries)Rosscup adds: This is one of the more thorough older exegetical … It begins with such expressions of devotion as may be applied to Christ; but concludes with such confidence of a resurrection (and so timely a one as to prevent corruption) as must be applied to Christ, to him only, and cannot be understood of David, as both St. Peter and St. Paul have observed, Acts 2:24; 13:36. All those fasts and vigils and stakes and crosses are only a façade. That’s why I’ve come to you in the first place.”. David flees … The lines that marked out his inheritance had fallen to him in pleasant places. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. It is an urgent prayer request. David goes on to say in verse 5 that God maintains or supports his lot. Protection from whom? This psalm has something of David in it, but much more of Christ. For help on understanding verse 2, see our Psalm 16 2 Commentary. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Psalms 16. His word counsels us. i. He’s submissively demanding that God watch or guard or protect him. Nevertheless, he also knew that life lived for another god was even more difficult. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. This attitude did not come easily or always to David. "In hell." We might imagine Jesus applying this promise to Himself in the agony before and during the crucifixion, and even afterwards. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. He understood that because Jesus bore our sin without becoming a sinner, He remained the Holy One, even in His death. Psalm 16 is the prayer of one who has devoted herself entirely to God’s care. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption, You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore, © Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . God gives us eternal life to enjoy as a present gift, extending into eternity. 1. And lastly, David is satisfied with God because he believed that he would enjoy God forever. “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”, Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten. “The refugee of verse 1 finds himself an heir, and his inheritance beyond all imagining and all exploring.” (Kidner). And this might be the hardest part. Thou shalt say unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord, my well-doing extendeth not unto thee. ii. For more information on David’s enjoying God forever, see our Psalm 16 11 Meaning post. How? God then moved Israel into the land of Canaan to inherit that land. 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