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Psalms 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses God as the psalmist, contrasting the promised preservation from Sheol with present communion.
The words — The Hebrew תּוֹדִיעֵנִי (to.di.'e.Ni) means "you will make known to me," and אֹרַח חַיִּים ('O.rach chai.Yim) translates literally as "path of life."
The thread — This declaration echoes in Acts 2:28 regarding life's paths, aligns with Jude 1:24's promise of joyful presence, and parallels the refuge found in Psalms 36:7.
Why it lands — The text asserts God reveals life's direction and fills the speaker with joy and pleasant things in His presence. It demands recognition that divine guidance and communion, not human effort, sustain the believer.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Cross-references
- Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
- Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Psalms 36:7 How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- Revelation 7:15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- Ephesians 3:19 of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
- Psalms 21:4 He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
- Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Psalms 17:15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Matthew 7:14 But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.