Psalms 16:9

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

Psalms 16:9 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
English Standard Version (ESV)
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
New Living Translation (NLT)
9 No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety.
The Message Bible (MSG)
9 I'm happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed.
American Standard Version (ASV)
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; My flesh also shall dwell in safety.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
9 That is why my heart is glad and my soul rejoices. My body rests securely
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my spirit rejoices; my body also rests securely.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
9 So my heart is glad. Joy is on my tongue. My body also will be secure.

Psalms 16:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 16:9

Therefore my heart is glad
Because he had the Lord always in view; he was at his right hand, for his support and assistance, as well as because of what is expressed in the next verses: this is the same with rejoicing in spirit, ( Luke 10:21 ) ; it denotes an inward joy, and fulness of it, because of the Lord's presence with him; see ( Acts 2:28 ) ;

and my glory rejoiceth;
meaning either his soul, which is the most glorious and noble part of man, as Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech interpret it; or rather his tongue, as in ( Acts 2:26 ) ; the faculty of speaking in man being what gives him a superior glory and excellency to other creatures, and is that whereby he glorifies God; and so the word is often used in this book; see ( Psalms 30:12 ) ( 57:8 ) ( 108:1 ) ; and here the phrase designs Christ's glorifying God, and singing his praise with joyful lips, among his disciples, a little before his sufferings and death;

my flesh also shall rest in hope;
in the grave, which, as it is a resting place to the members of Christ, from all their sorrow, toil, and labour here; so it was to Christ their head, who rested in it on the Jewish sabbath, that day of rest, and that berth "in safety" F20, as the word used may signify, and in of his resurrection from the dead, as follows.


FOOTNOTES:

F20 (xjbl) "in tuto", Tigurine version; "secure", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius; "in confidence", Ainsworth.

Psalms 16:9 In-Context

7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
11 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.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 4:7; Psalms 13:5; Psalms 28:7; Psalms 30:11
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 33:28; Psalms 4:8
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