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A Poem by David [Beloved].
Context: God makes covenant with David [Beloved] to establish his descendant. David [Beloved] is overwhelmed and grateful. (1 Chr 17:26-27)
1 Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 My soul, you have said to Adonai, “You are my Lord.
Apart from you I have no good thing.”
3 As for the saints who are in the earth,
they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another deity.
Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
nor take their names on my lips.
5 Adonai assigned my portion and my cup.
You made my lot secure.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places.
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless Adonai, who has given me counsel.
Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I always set Adonai before me.
Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 *Therefore my heart is glad, and my kavod ·weighty glory· rejoices.
My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 †For you will not leave my soul in Sheol ·Place of the dead·, ‡
neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption. §
11 You will show me the path of life.
In your presence is fullness of joy. *
In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
* 16:9 . MPr: “My glory shall rejoice in the King Messiah, in the future whom shall come forth from me, upon all the glory a covering” (Is 4:5). Continuing, “also my flesh shall dwell in safety” teaching that death is not our final resting place in connection with King Messiah. (Is 4:5 and Ps 16:9 in Midrash Ps 16:9). (John 11:24-25; Acts 2:22-36, 13:34; 1 Cor 15:12-13, 15:16-22, 15:26) † 16:10 a MP: The Messiah’s body will not be subject to decay as the dead in Sheol are. Messiah will be resurrected. (Combined with Ps 30:3, 49:15, 118:17-18). (Mark 16:6-7; Acts 2:24, 3:17-18, 13:35-37) ‡ 16:10 . Paraphrase Quoted in Luke 24:46; John 20:9; 1 Cor 15:4 § 16:10 . Quoted in Acts 2:31, 13:34-35 * 16:11 . (8-11) Quoted in Acts 2:25-28