Psalm 16

Psalm 16
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• 16 A hMIKTAM1 OF DAVID.Michtam means "golden" &/or hidden. I suggest both meanings are applicable here because hidden in this psalm is a goldmine of meaning concerning something far bigger than David's own situation. Applying this psalm to Jesus, Peter quoted ;8-11 in the semon he gave on the Day of Pentecost(Acts 2;25-28). Paul would also apply a verse of this passage(;10) to Jesus as a prophecy of His ressurection(Acts 13;35). I believe the setting of this psalm is the Garden of Gethsemane, for I believe it tells us what our Lord was thinking the night before He was crucified...
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• 1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I itake refuge.=Luke tells us that the night before His Crucifixion, Jesus prayed so passionately that the capillaries in His face burst open(22;44).
• 2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
• j I have no good apart from you.”=literally, My goodness is nothing apart from You, Jesus prayed, echoing His statement in John 5;30 that He could of His own self do nothing.
• 3 As for kthe saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
• in whom is all my delight.2
• 4 The sorrows of those who run after3 another god shall multiply;
• their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
• or ltake their names on my lips.
• 5 The LORD is mmy chosen portion and my ncup;
• you hold my olot.In the garden, Jesus would pray," Father, if you are willing, remove xthis cup from me. yNevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”(Lk 22;42) That which caused Jesus to be filled w/ so much anguish that He bled from His face was the knowledge that, for a time, He would be out of fellowship w/ His Father. What causes horror, anguish, & fear within me? Is it that I might be out of touch w/ the Father? May that be my greatest concern.
• 6 p The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
• indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.= What is Jesus' beautiful inheritance? Us. We are His inheritance. We are His treasure. Looking at us, I can't help but think we're somewhat of a bunch of lame ducks. Not the Lord. Scripture says it was for the joy set before Him that He endured the cross(Heb.12;2). What joy? You and me. The Lord looks at us & sees a goodly heritage.
• 7 I bless the LORD who qgives me counsel;
• in rthe night also my sheart instructs me. Jesus seemed to pray a lot in the night season(Matt.14;23; Luke 6;12). When you wake up in the middle of the night, try using it as an opportunity to be instructed by the Lord & to hear from Him.
• 8 t I have uset the LORD always before me;
• because he is at my vright hand, I shall not be wshaken.
• 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my xwhole being5 rejoices; As Jesus prayed, He knew the Father was as close as His right hand.
• my flesh also dwells secure.
• 10 For you will not abandon my soul to ySheol,
• z or let your aholy one see bcorruption. "As I drink of this cup, I know You'll not leave Me in the grave", Jesus prayed. This of course, points to the Resurrection.
• 11 You make known to me cthe path of life;
• in your presence there is dfullness of joy;
• at your right hand are epleasures forevermore. If ;10 speaks of the Resurrection, verse 11 speaks of the Ascension--of Jesus' return to fullness of joy, to pleasure forevermore, to heaven.