I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
David opens by casting himself wholly on God's protection, for he knows that solid happiness rests in God alone and nowhere else. He strips away all false devotions and pledges himself entirely to the Lord, who sustains His people in every needful thing.
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Commenting on Psalm 16:1-11
The fear of death at one time cast its dark shadow over the soul of the Redeemer, and we read that, "he was heard in that he feared." There appeared unto him an angel, strengthening him; perhaps the heavenly messenger reassured him of his glorious resurrection as his people's surety, and of the eternal joy into which he should admit the flock redeemed by blood.
Peter himself declared that David here prophesies of Christ's resurrection, not merely his own piety. The Old Testament prophets testified beforehand to the Messiah's sufferings and glory, and this Psalm is precisely such prophecy, unlocked by the New Testament itself.
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Commenting on Psalm 16:8-11