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Text -- Psalms 16:1-11 (NET)
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Psalm 16
16:1 A prayer of David . Protect me, O God , for I have taken shelter in you.
16:2 I say to the Lord , “You are the Lord , my only source of well-being.”
16:3 As for God’s chosen people who are in the land , and the leading officials I admired so much–
16:4 their troubles multiply , they desire other gods. I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods, nor will I make vows in the name of their gods .
16:5 Lord , you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure .
16:6 It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.
16:7 I will praise the Lord who guides me; yes , during the night I reflect and learn.
16:8 I constantly trust in the Lord ; because he is at my right hand , I will not be upended .
16:9 So my heart rejoices and I am happy ; My life is safe .
16:10 You will not abandon me to Sheol ; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit .
16:11 You lead me in the path of life ; I experience absolute joy in your presence ; you always give me sheer delight .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
David |
Resurrection of Christ |
Michtam |
Music |
ACCOMMODATION |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
QUOTATIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Joy |
Faith |
Prophecy |
HADES |
Jesus, The Christ |
Testimony |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Quotations and Allusions |
Resurrection |
CUP |
Immortality |
SHEOL |
PSYCHOLOGY |
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NET Notes -> Psa 16:1; Psa 16:1; Psa 16:1; Psa 16:1; Psa 16:2; Psa 16:3; Psa 16:4; Psa 16:4; Psa 16:4; Psa 16:5; Psa 16:5; Psa 16:6; Psa 16:7; Psa 16:7; Psa 16:7; Psa 16:7; Psa 16:8; Psa 16:9; Psa 16:9; Psa 16:10; Psa 16:10; Psa 16:10; Psa 16:10; Psa 16:10; Psa 16:10; Psa 16:11; Psa 16:11; Psa 16:11; Psa 16:11
NET Notes: Psa 16:1 Taken shelter. “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrat...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:2 Heb “my good [is] not beyond you.” For the use of the preposition עַל (’al) in the sense of “beyond,” ...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:3 Heb “regarding the holy ones who [are] in the land, they; and the mighty [ones] in [whom is/was] all my desire.” The difficult syntax make...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:4 Heb “and I will not lift up their names upon my lips.” The expression “lift up the name” probably refers here to swearing an o...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:5 Heb “you take hold of my lot.” The form תּוֹמִיךְ (tomikh) should be emended to a pa...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:6 Heb “measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant [places]; yes, property [or “an inheritance”] is beautiful for me.” On the...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:7 Heb “yes, [during] nights my kidneys instruct [or “correct”] me.” The “kidneys” are viewed here as the seat of the...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:8 Heb “I set the Lord before me continually.” This may mean that the psalmist is aware of the Lord’s presence and sensitive to his mor...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:9 Heb “yes, my flesh dwells securely.” The psalmist’s “flesh” stands by metonymy for his body and, by extension, his physi...
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NET Notes: Psa 16:10 The Hebrew word שָׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 30:9; 49:9; 55:24;...
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