Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
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
Christ saw this path first and opened it through His own flesh, treading it as forerunner for the redeemed. The thought of bringing His chosen to eternal happiness, wading through seas of blood to do it, gladdened His soul and drove Him onward through His grievous toil.
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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