Psalm 16 (KJV) - Bible Truth Library

hell.The word hell, from the Saxon {hillan} or {helan,} to hide, or from {holl,}, a cavern, though now used only for the place of torment, anciently denoted the concealed or unseen place of the dead in general; corresponding to the Greek [adev,] i.e., [o aidev topos,] the invisible place and the Hebrew {sheol,} from {shaal,} to ask, seek, the place and state of those who are out of the way, and to be sought for.neither.

Acts 2:27‑31• ²⁷Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
²⁸Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
²⁹Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
³⁰Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
³¹He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. (Acts 2:27‑31)

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Acts 13:35‑38• ³⁵Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
³⁶For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
³⁷But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
³⁸Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: (Acts 13:35‑38)

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1 Cor. 15:42,50‑54• ⁴²So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
⁵¹Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
⁵²In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
⁵³For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
⁵⁴So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. (1 Cor. 15:42,50‑54)

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Dan. 9:24• ²⁴Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. (Dan. 9:24)

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Luke 1:35• ³⁵And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35)

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Luke 4:34• ³⁴Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. (Luke 4:34)

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Acts 3:14• ¹⁴But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; (Acts 3:14)

• Christ here depends on Jehovah for His resurrection. He says, Thou wilt not leave, though He could say, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Yet He could say, as perfect man, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

• We find that there must have been death, hades, and the grave, but they are only mentioned as the occasion of the power and faithfulness of Jehovah. The psalm is man living through, with, and in view of God in this world, and so enjoying Him forever in spite of death. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 16” by J.N. Darby)

• Holy One is not here the same as “saints in the earth.” Saints are those set apart—consecrated to God. Thy Holy One is one walking in piety, agreeable to God. It is Christ known in this character. He is also given this name! in psalm 89:19. where read “of thy holy one.” (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 16” by J.N. Darby)

• Remark that it is thy Holy One, One who morally belongs to God by the perfection of His character. Christians are such, only full of imperfections. They are saints, set apart to God, but they are also—and are to walk as—the “elect of God, holy and beloved:” and as such to put on the character of grace in which Christ walked. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 16” by J.N. Darby)

• This confidence of the pious soul in the faithfulness of Jehovah, the reasoning of faith from this nature that it could not be otherwise, and the consciousness of relationship with God as His delight, is very beautiful here. It is not, “thou wilt raise me,” but it is not possible in the thought of One in whom is the power of life, that Jehovah should leave the soul that has this life in hades, far from Him in death; and the object of His delight to sink into corruption. This moral confidence and conclusion is exceedingly beautiful. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 16” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheoll, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy Onem to see corruption.

JND Translation Notes

See Notes to Ps. 6.5 and Matt. 11.23.

Or "gracious one," chasid. see Notes to Ps. 4.3; 30.4.