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Psalm 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.
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you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence <i>is</i> fulness of joy; at thy right hand <i>there are</i> pleasures for evermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You will show me the path of life; In Your presence <i>is</i> fullness of joy; At Your right hand <i>are</i> pleasures forevermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou wilt make known to me the path of life; In Thy presence is fulness of joy; In Thy right hand there are pleasures forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You reveal the path of life to me; in Your presence is abundant joy; in Your right hand are eternal pleasures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have shown me the path to life, and you make me glad by being near to me. Sitting at your right side, I will always be joyful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; in thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. Pleasures are by your side forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You cause me to know the path of life; In Your presence [is] fullness of joys, "" Pleasant things [are] by Your right hand forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys is with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt cause me to know the way of life: abundance of joys with thy face; favors in thy right hand forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand are delights even to the end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 15:11>You have made known to me the ways of life; you will fill me with joy by your countenance. At your right hand are delights, even to the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou wilt show me the path of life, and I shall be filled with the joy of thy countenance, with the pleasure of victory of thy right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You will show me your path of life and I shall be full of the joy of your face and of the sweetness of the victory of your right hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou makest me to know the path of life; In Thy presence is fulness of joy, In Thy right hand bliss for evermore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand <i>there are</i> delights for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/16-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1340" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/16.htm">The Presence of God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: tō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">You have made known to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ō·raḥ (N-csc) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">the path</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of life;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7648.htm" title="7648: śō·ḇa‘ (N-msc) -- Satiety, abundance. From saba'; satisfaction (figuratively) joy).">You will fill me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8057.htm" title="8057: mā·ḥō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Joy, gladness, mirth. From sameach; blithesomeness or glee.">with joy</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in Your presence,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331: ne·ṣaḥ (N-ms) -- Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity. ">with eternal</a> <a href="/hebrew/5273.htm" title="5273: nə·‘i·mō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Pleasant, delightful. From na'em; delightful.">pleasures</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: bî·mî·nə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">at Your right hand.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-28.htm">Acts 2:28</a></span><br />You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/21-6.htm">Psalm 21:6</a></span><br />For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8-9</a></span><br />They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></span><br />Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-21.htm">Matthew 25:21</a></span><br />His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a></span><br />So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Psalm 73:24-26</a></span><br />You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory. / Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You. / My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a></span><br />Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-8.htm">1 Peter 1:8</a></span><br />Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Isaiah 61:7</a></span><br />Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm">1 Corinthians 2:9</a></span><br />Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Psalm 23:6</a></span><br />Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures for ever more.</p><p class="hdg">path</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-4.htm">Psalm 21:4</a></b></br> He asked life of thee, <i>and</i> thou gavest <i>it</i> him, <i>even</i> length of days for ever and ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-19.htm">Proverbs 2:19</a></b></br> None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a></b></br> But the path of the just <i>is</i> as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.</p><p class="hdg">in thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Psalm 17:15</a></b></br> As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-5.htm">Psalm 21:5,6</a></b></br> His glory <i>is</i> great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></b></br> Blessed <i>are</i> the pure in heart: for they shall see God.</p><p class="hdg">at thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/16-19.htm">Mark 16:19</a></b></br> So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-56.htm">Acts 7:56</a></b></br> And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-22.htm">1 Peter 3:22</a></b></br> Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.</p><p class="hdg">pleasures</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8</a></b></br> They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/25-33.htm">Matthew 25:33,46</a></b></br> And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/5-5.htm">Bliss</a> <a href="/psalms/8-5.htm">Causest</a> <a href="/psalms/9-14.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-17.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-14.htm">Evermore</a> <a href="/job/41-7.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-37.htm">Forevermore</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/8-6.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Pleasures</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/9-14.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/psalms/9-14.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/5-5.htm">Bliss</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Causest</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/22-25.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/psalms/21-6.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/21-6.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/psalms/18-50.htm">Evermore</a> <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/psalms/18-50.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/18-50.htm">Forevermore</a> <a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Pleasures</a> <a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/17-2.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">He shows the hope of his calling, of the resurrection, and life everlasting</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, the "path of life" refers to the way of righteousness and salvation, which God reveals to His people. This aligns with <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, where trust in the Lord leads to a straight path. Historically, the Israelites understood life as a journey, with God providing direction through His laws and prophets. Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ, who declared Himself the way, the truth, and the life (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), indicating that He is the ultimate path to eternal life.<p><b>You will fill me with joy in Your presence,</b><br>The presence of God is a central theme throughout Scripture, often associated with joy and fulfillment. In the Old Testament, the presence of God was symbolized by the Ark of the Covenant and the Temple, where His glory dwelt. This phrase suggests a deep, personal relationship with God, where being in His presence brings profound joy. Theologically, this anticipates the New Testament revelation of the Holy Spirit, who dwells within believers, bringing the joy of salvation (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a>). The joy in God's presence is also a foretaste of the eternal joy believers will experience in heaven.<p><b>with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.</b><br>The "right hand" is a biblical symbol of power, authority, and favor. In ancient cultures, sitting at the right hand of a king signified a place of honor and privilege. This phrase suggests that eternal pleasures are found in close proximity to God, indicating a relationship of favor and intimacy. Theologically, this points to the eternal life promised to believers, where they will experience unending joy and satisfaction in God's presence. This is further connected to Christ, who is seated at the right hand of God (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>), signifying His authority and the eternal blessings He provides to those who are in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>- The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/16.htm">Psalm 16</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who often expressed his trust and reliance on God through the Psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The central figure in this verse, who reveals the path of life and provides joy and eternal pleasures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/path_of_life.htm">Path of Life</a></b><br>- A metaphorical path representing the way of living that leads to true life, fulfillment, and eternal joy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/presence_of_god.htm">Presence of God</a></b><br>- The state of being in close relationship and communion with God, where true joy is found.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/right_hand_of_god.htm">Right Hand of God</a></b><br>- A symbolic place of honor and power, often associated with divine favor and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_path_of_life_is_revealed_by_god.htm">The Path of Life is Revealed by God</a></b><br>God is the one who makes known the path of life. We must seek His guidance and wisdom to walk in it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_god's_presence.htm">Joy in God's Presence</a></b><br>True joy is found not in circumstances but in the presence of God. Cultivating a relationship with Him is essential for experiencing this joy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_pleasures_at_god's_right_hand.htm">Eternal Pleasures at God's Right Hand</a></b><br>The pleasures God offers are eternal, contrasting with the temporary pleasures of the world. We should focus on what is eternal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_guidance.htm">Trust in God's Guidance</a></b><br>Trusting God to lead us on the path of life requires faith and surrender. We must be willing to follow His lead even when the path is unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_an_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with an Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Understanding that our ultimate joy and fulfillment are found in eternity with God should shape our daily decisions and priorities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god's_joy_be_scientifically_proven.htm">(Psalm 16:11) What scientific basis is there for the claim that God’s presence fulfills joy and grants eternal pleasures, which cannot be empirically tested?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_our_happiness_god's_desire.htm">Is our happiness God's desire?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_brings_true_joy_in_the_bible.htm">What brings true joy according to the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_fullness_of_joy.htm">What defines the fullness of joy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">There are.</span>--The italics in the Authorised Version spoil the triplet:--<p>"Thou wilt show me the path of life,<p>In thy presence fulness and joy,<p>At thy right hand pleasures for evermore."<p>It is another image for the same thought which dominates the psalm--the thought of the happiness of being with God. The fair heritage, the serene happiness, the enduring pleasure always to be found at God's right hand, are all different modes of expressing the same sense of complete satisfaction and peace given by a deep religious trust touched, ever so faintly, by a ray of a larger hope beginning to triumph over death itself.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou wilt show me the path of life</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the path which leads to the Source and Centre of all life, even God himself - the way to heaven, in contrast with corruption and <span class="accented">Sheol. <span class="cmt_word"></span>In thy presence is fulness of joy</span>; literally, <span class="accented">satiety of</span> joy - enough, and more than enough, to satisfy the extremest cravings of the human heart. At thy right hand; rather, <span class="accented">in thy right hand</span> - ready for bestowal on thy saints. <span class="cmt_word">Are pleasures for evermore</span>. An inexhaustible store, which may be drawn upon for ever. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/16-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You have made known to me</span><br /><span class="heb">תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the path</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֤רַח</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of life;</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֫יִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will fill me</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׂ֣בַע</span> <span class="translit">(śō·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7648.htm">Strong's 7648: </a> </span><span class="str2">Satisfaction, joy)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with joy</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂ֭מָחוֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8057.htm">Strong's 8057: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blithesomeness, glee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your presence</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with eternal</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶֽצַח׃</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5331.htm">Strong's 5331: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pleasures</span><br /><span class="heb">נְעִמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·‘i·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5273.htm">Strong's 5273: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, delightful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Your right hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּימִינְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(bî·mî·nə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 16:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 16:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/17-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 17:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 17:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>