Psalms
Psalm 16:9–11
9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will dwell securely.d
10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.e
11You have made known to me the path of life;
You will fill me with joy in Your presence,f
with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 16:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֤ן׀ | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| my heart | לִ֭בִּי | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is glad | שָׂמַ֣ח | śā·maḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| and my tongue | כְּבוֹדִ֑י | kə·ḇō·w·ḏî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| rejoices | וַיָּ֣גֶל | way·yā·ḡel | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1523 rejoice |
| my body | בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י | bə·śā·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1320 flesh |
| also | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| will dwell | יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן | yiš·kōn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| securely | לָבֶֽטַח׃ | lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H983 security |
Psalm 16:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י׀ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You will not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| abandon | תַעֲזֹ֣ב | ṯa·‘ă·zōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| my soul | נַפְשִׁ֣י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| to Sheol | לִשְׁא֑וֹל | liš·’ō·wl | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular | H7585 underworld |
| nor will You | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| let | תִתֵּ֥ן | ṯit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Your Holy One | חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ | ḥă·sî·ḏə·ḵā | Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2623 kind, pious |
| see | לִרְא֥וֹת | lir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| decay | שָֽׁחַת׃ | šå̄·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7845 pit |
Psalm 16:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have made known to me | תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ | tō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3045 know |
| the path | אֹ֤רַח | ’ō·raḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H734 way, path |
| of life | חַ֫יִּ֥ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| You will fill me | שֹׂ֣בַע | śō·ḇa‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7648 satiety, abundance |
| with joy | שְׂ֭מָחוֹת | śə·mā·ḥôt̲ | Noun - feminine plural | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| in Your presence | פָּנֶ֑יךָ | pā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| with eternal | נֶֽצַח׃ | ne·ṣaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity |
| pleasures | נְעִמ֖וֹת | nə·‘i·mō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H5273 pleasant, delightful |
| at Your right hand | בִּימִינְךָ֣ | bî·mî·nə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3225 right hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 16:9 Acts 2:26 · Psalm 30:12 · Psalm 57:8 · Psalm 4:7–8 · Psalm 108:1 · Luke 10:21–22 · Job 14:14–15 · Job 19:26–27 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14 · James 3:5–9 · Isaiah 26:19 · Proverbs 14:32
Psalm 16:10 Acts 2:27–31 · Acts 13:35–38 · Psalm 49:15 · Revelation 1:18 · Isaiah 14:9 · Revelation 20:13 · Luke 16:23 · Luke 1:35 · Deuteronomy 32:22 · Isaiah 5:14 · 1 Corinthians 15:42 · Psalm 139:8
Psalm 16:11 Acts 2:28 · Jude 1:24 · Psalm 36:7–8 · Revelation 7:15–17 · Ephesians 3:19 · Psalm 21:4–6 · Proverbs 4:18 · Psalm 17:15 · Matthew 7:14 · 2 Corinthians 4:17 · Matthew 5:8 · Revelation 22:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.