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Psalms 16:11

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.

Psalms 16:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 16:11

Theological / Devotional

Shew me. Literally, “cause me to know.”

Path of life. The path that leads to life.

Fulness of joy. Enough and more than enough to satisfy God’s child (see Eph. 3:20).

At thy right hand. Or, “in Thy right [hand].” God’s hand is full, ready to bestow eternal pleasures upon His child. This store of pleasure will never be exhausted. It is coeternal with the Infinite (see 1 Cor. 2:9).

This psalm is a beautiful expression of the soul’s choice of God, its delight in Him, its repudiation of other gods, its comfort in the lot that God assigns, and its calm assurance of His help now and forever.

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