King James Version
What Does Psalms 16:11 Mean?
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
Context
9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. rest: Heb. dwell confidently
10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(11) **There are.**—The italics in the Authorised Version spoil the triplet:—
“Thou wilt show me the path of life,
In thy presence fulness and joy,
At thy right hand pleasures for evermore.”
It is another image for the same thought which dominates the psalm—the thought of the happiness of being with God. The fair heritage, the serene happiness, the enduring pleasure always to be found at God’s right hand, are all different modes of expressing the same sense of complete satisfaction and peace given by a deep religious trust touched, ever so faintly, by a ray of a larger hope beginning to triumph over death itself.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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