Psalms 16

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The Presence of the LORD

Acts 2:14–36

A Miktam of David.

¹Preserve me, O God,

for in You I take refuge.

²I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

apart from You I have no good thing.”

³As for the saints in the land,

they are the excellence

in whom all my delight resides.

⁴Sorrows will multiply

to those who chase other gods.

I will not pour out their libations of blood,

or speak their names with my lips.

⁵The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;

You have made my lot secure.

⁶The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places;

surely my inheritance is delightful.

⁷I will bless the Lord who counsels me;

even at night my conscience instructs me.

⁸I have set the Lord always before me.

Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

my body also will dwell securely.

¹⁰For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol,

nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

¹¹You have made known to me the path of life;

You will fill me with joy in Your presence,

with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

Footnotes (5)

a v7 Or my heart instructs me; Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
b v8 LXX I foresaw
c v9 LXX will dwell in hope
d v10 Cited in Acts 13:35
e v11 Cited in Acts 2:25–28

Study notes on this chapter · 2

Prophecy & fulfillmentLinked by the New Testament

You will not abandon me to the grave

David expresses confidence that God will not leave his soul in Sheol or let his holy one see decay. Peter and Paul argue that since David died and decayed, these words point beyond him to the resurrection of Jesus.

When: Written by David (c. 1000 BC); used in sermons in Acts, c. AD 30–47.

Original passagePsalms 16:10

Where the New Testament applies itActs 2:25–31Acts 13:35–37

Editorial note by BibleWay. Interpretations vary; dates are approximate scholarly estimates.

Prophecy & fulfillmentLinked by the New Testament

The holy and sure blessings of David

In Pisidian Antioch Paul links Isaiah's promise of the sure mercies promised to David with Psalm 16's 'you will not let your Holy One see decay', arguing that David himself died and decayed, so the promises are fulfilled in the one God raised.

When: Isaiah, c. 700–540 BC; Paul's sermon, c. AD 46–48.

Original passageIsaiah 55:3Psalms 16:10

Where the New Testament applies itActs 13:32–37