“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
The final affirmation that God will make known the path of life and fullness of joy in His presence and pleasures at His right hand forever concludes the psalm by describing the ultimate fulfillment of trust. The path of life suggests the means of flourishing and righteousness that God provides. The fullness of joy in God's presence establishes that relationship with God constitutes the supreme good. The pleasure at God's right hand forever suggests eschatological intimacy and eternal communion with God, making the speaker's trust justified by the incomparable reward of divine presence.
Church Fathers on Psalms 16:11
The inscription of the title, of David himself. 1. Our King in this Psalm speaks in the character of the human nature He assumed, of whom the royal title at the time of His passion was eminently set forth. 2. Now He says as follows; “Preserve me, O Lord, for in You have I hoped” Psalm 15:1: “I have said to the Lord, You are my God, for You require not my goods” Psalm 15:2: for with my goods Thou dost not look to be made blessed. 3. “To the saints who are on His earth”…
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