Such piety is attended with God’s constant protection and friendship. Our text clearly imparts to us the secret of this peace, It is--, I. BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on Psalms 16:8". I have set the Lord “always” before me. There are, unquestionably, large tracts of the Old Testament in which the anticipation of immortality does not appear, and there are others in which its presence may be doubtful. It is impossible to compress the language of these verses within the limits of the personal history of David. Have my life filled with serenity? The truly religious man is he who has formed the habit of living under the influence of the thought of the presence of God. I have always presented him to my mind as my rule and scope, as my witness and judge, as my patron and protector, in the discharge of my office, and in all my actions. The latter mature slowly. NLT: New Living Translation . Rather, when he ‘is not’ any more ‘found’ among men, it is only because ‘God took him.’ Thus the emotions and experiences of a truly devout soul are {apart from the great revelation in Jesus Christ which hath brought ‘life and immortality to light’} the best evidence and confirmation of the anticipation of immortal life. Psalm 16:8 . (C. H. Psalms 16:8, Psalms 16:11. If a man does not think about God and His love it is all one as if he had not Him and it. Bible … 1765. Psalms 16:8-11.—A. Both Peter and Paul (Acts 2:25-28; 13:35-37) affirm that David wrote this psalm (as the title indicates). At home and abroad, in cities and in the fields, in solitude and in society, behold him steadily bearing in mind the object to which he has dedicated his life. The Antitype alone realized this perfectly (cf. Those who make the will of God their rule cannot err. Success cannot be had without this. Isaiah 50:7-9). Go to. As such, the interpretation must proceed upon a literal and historic sense only so far as that is an ectype of the prophetic and spiritual. What a profound consciousness of inward weakness and of outward antagonism there breathes in that humble and modest hope, as being the loftiest result of the presence of Omnipotence for our aid: ‘I shall not be moved’! I know of nothing more soothing than these verses. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 1685. Look up to Him and be comforted. There will be, as I suppose, new and unimaginable modes of manifestation, about which the less that we say the wiser we are. To me, it’s like nourishment. Amid the darkness and vagueness of the Old Testament future, this Psalm is like a sweet flute note amid the crash and discord of a vast orchestra. His death was predicted no less than His triumph. Ver. (Calmet) --- The prophet prays that he may never give way to such impiety. Psalm 16:8 Translation & Meaning. He said, “My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me.”. We do not know what the word “Mikhtam” in the title means. There are, unquestionably, large tracts of the Old Testament in which the anticipation of immortality does not appear, and there are others in which its presence may be doubtful. "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". Behold him absorbed in laborious researches: in the investigation of causes and effects; in the construction of theories, and the explanation of the phenomena of nature. And think of the forces that are brought to bear upon us, the shucks of calamity and sorrow by which we are beaten and battered, the blasts of temptation by which we are sometimes all but overthrown, the floods that come and beat upon our house. ‘I have set the Lord always before me,’ says the Psalmist. (A. Maclaren, D. D.), That presence which amidst strife, warfare, weakness, and mutability manifested itself in its gift of steadfastness will then, amidst the tranquillity of heaven, manifest itself in a joy unlike all earthly joy, in that it is full; and yet more unlike, if I may say so, all earthly joy in that it is perpetual. He writes in Psalm 16:8, “I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” Next, we see the word ‘Selah’. Psalms 16:8. I have set the Lord always before me - as the grand object before my mind's eye, to be contemplated, loved, and worshipped; the scope and rule of my acts; the all-seeing Spectator of my ways; my Helper and Saviour, whence I have no fears, but am confident of deliverance. Then wilt thou discern what it is to set the Lord thy God always before thee. According to the connection, the eye of the Psalmist continually directed to the Lord, hopes in the very midst of difficulty (Psalms 16:8), or looks to the Lord to be a helper in trouble and death. I woke up and started reading in the Word. He being with us, sorrow itself and pain and all the ills that flesh is heir to have little power to shake the soul. According to some, it is derived from a verb which means to hide, and denotes a mystery or secret. And this assistance of God was necessary to Christ as man. Attributing these words to David, Peter sees them as a prophecy of Jesus’s death and resurrection, that Jesus “was not abandoned to the realm of … (Haydock) --- Defend me from the furious countenance of my enemies. Perhaps his road may fit our feet. (Worthington) --- Wings, as a hen does her chickens. There are, unquestionably, large tracts of the Old Testament in which the anticipation of immortality does not appear, and there are others in which its presence may be doubtful. We are not to be slothful in business. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/sbc/psalms-16.html. "Because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.". Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. Psalms 109:31; Psalms 110:5; Psalms 121:5. We are not to understand that that future vision which is all expressed in these words of my second text--“before Thee”--consists in any measure which is analogous to the sight of the body. The Psalmist tells us, not only of an act, but of a habit: "I have set the Lord always before my face. Now, it is in the same way that we set the Lord always before us. Preparation for all the scenes of life, for death and heaven. Thus did Robinson Crusoe, when he found out that he should have to live on his island. “Thou wilt show Me,” etc. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". That is made plain by the ‘therefore’ which, in one of the intervening verses, links the concluding rapturous anticipations with the previous expressions. Psalm 19:14(NASB) Verse Thoughts So many of the psalms of David rejoice our heart as he pours fourth a harmony of poetic praise for God’s merciful forgiveness and favour; the wonders of His mighty works and ways; the glories of His creative wisdom and His gracious acts towards the rebellious children of … I have set the Lord always before me] Heb. We know this because both Peter and Paul quote from Psalm 16 and apply it to the Lord Jesus (see Acts 2.25-28, 36; 13.35-39). BibliographyBarnes, Albert. My daily bread. Nothing escapes His notice. In the world, if a man has fixed his supreme regard on wealth, though he may often think and talk on other subjects, yet he never forgets this one. ‘I have set the Lord always in front of me-before my face.’ Emphasis is placed on ‘set’ and ‘always.’ God is ever by our sides, but we may be very far away from Him, ‘though He be not far off from every one of us,’ and if we are to have Him blazing, clear and unobscured above and beyond all the mists and hubbub of earth, we shall need continual effort in order to keep Him in our sight. 4. If we are doing anything, whether work or amusement, in which we could not bear to think of God, we may be sure that work or amusement is wrong. He is at my right hand - the position of one's defender (Psalms 73:23; Psalms 121:5). II. I. The purpose of this study is simply to look at one of those passages, namely, the use of Psalm 16:8-11 in Acts 2:25-28 and attempt to articulate how Peter is handling the psalm.1 First, the paper will discuss the meaning of the psalm in its OT context. "Commentary on Psalms 16:8". If you are the Lord’s you will delight in living near to Him. If it is worse than ourselves it draws downward. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mac/psalms-16.html. What can the other be but the prophecy of the devout man’s life in heaven? Our Lord walked with God on earth, rejoicing in hope of the glory that should be revealed. Psalm 16:8 (NRSV) I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. This is the conviction of emergency, But the conviction of a man’s worth must come by experience, and must wait long for its maturity. In all that our Lord did, said, or suffered, he kept the glory of the Father and the accomplishment of his purpose constantly in view. (A. Maclaren, D. D.). 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. “I have power,” said He, “to lay it (My life) down, and I have power to take it again.” “I lay it down of Myself.” He did as He had said. IV. Psalm 16:8(NASB) Verse Thoughts 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. A compass needle would be to a sailor of no more account than a knitting needle, if only by some shock it were made to point northwards. And I gather all that I have to say about these words into two statements. A. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/psalms-16.html. (A. Maclaren, D. D.), There may as well be no God, as far as a great many of us are concerned, in the most important matters of our lives, as a God that we never think about. The text is the utterance of such conviction, and it is the keynote of the whole Psalm. Now, secondly, notice how, if so, life hereafter will be our presence with God, to make us glad. David's proclamation of God's goodness, his delight in God's faithfulness and his hatred of those that do evil in the sight of the Lord, is a prophetic peep into the heart of our heavenly Saviour, Who alone could truly proclaim: I have set the LORD continually before Me; because He is at My right hand - I will not be shaken. Through the eyes of Israel's great king David, we have a portrait of Christ, the perfect Man.. Who lived His life in utter dependence upon the Father, in Whom He found His full sufficiency. John Trapp Complete Commentary. Thus, then, God will not be in any true sense before our face unless we set Him there. Many call Psalm 16 the golden verse. Mark how the Psalmist came to this effort. The emphasis of the last words of my text is rather on the adjectives than on the nouns-full joy, eternal pleasure.