For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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
Our Lord Jesus was not disappointed in his hope. He declared his Father's faithfulness in the words, "thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, " and that faithfulness was proven on the resurrection morning. Among the departed and disembodied Jesus was not left; he had believed in the resurrection, and he received it on the third day, when his body rose in glorious life...
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