Bible Reading: Psalms 16

Psalms 16 HCSB

Confidence in the Lord

A Davidic Miktam.

1 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.

2 I said to the Lord, "You are my Lord; I have no good besides You."  

3 As for the holy people who are in the land, 

they are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.

4 The sorrows of those who take another [god] for themselves multiply; 

I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, 

and I will not speak their names with my lips. 

5 Lord, You are my portion and my cup [of blessing]; You hold my future.  

6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; 

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I will praise the Lord who counsels me- even at night my conscience instructs me.  

8 I keep the Lord in mind always. 

Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.  

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my spirit rejoices; 

my body also rests securely.  

10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol; 

You will not allow Your Faithful One to see the Pit.  

11 You reveal the path of life to me;

in Your presence is abundant joy;

in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.

      

     "Miktam" Means "a writing", and so was probably meant as a spoken psalm as opposed to a song put to music. Both Peter ( Acts 2:25) and Paul  (Actsr13:35) refer to this psalm as being representative of Christ and a prophecy about the Messiah, as this Psalm being Christ's viewpoint on his life and Mission of Salvation.
Peter refers to it as a Psalm by David about Christ, and Paul argues that the passage could not be about David himself because of verse 10,  See the pit, can also be translated as see decay or see corruption. Which is how Paul translates the passage in Acts. David did die, and his body did decay, so the passage is then referring to Jesus, who did not decay.

will post again soon

Its been a rough couple of weeks, with my son being born and then being in the hospital in ICU for a few days, He is home and well now, as is my wife, I will post again when things get settled down.

Bible Reading: Psalms 15

As the due date for our son gets closer it becomes more difficult to do this on a consistent basis, and truthfully consistency has never been my strong suite, however I promise to try to do better in the future.

Psalms 15 HCSB

A Description of the Godly

A Davidic psalm.

1 Lord, who can dwell in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?
2 The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness, 
and acknowledges the truth in his heart-  
3 who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend or discredit his neighbor, 
4 who despises the one rejected by the Lord, 
but honors those who fear the Lord, 
who keeps his word whatever the cost, 
5 who does not lend his money at interest 
or take a bribe against the innocent- 
the one who does these things will never be moved. 




     The place of worship in Jerusalem was a tent in which The Ark of the Covenant was housed, as it had been since Moses and Joshua first brought the people into the land. Mount Sinai, where God gave the Ten commandments to Moses was believed by many to be the place where God dwelled, and he was commonly worshiped there as well. The places were known for there holiness and purity, people who were not pure had actually been struck dead by the presence of God at the Ark, and Moses face shown so bright people could not look at him after he met with God on the mountaintop.  This is a psalm of instruction of how to live rightly before the Lord.