Full Ps 16 in context. NT anchors: Acts 2:25–28 (Peter's Pentecost sermon citing vv. 8–11); Acts 13:35 (Paul citing v. 10 at Antioch). The verse-10 argument: David died and was buried, so Ps 16:10 cannot ultimately be about David; the resurrection of Christ fulfills the "not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption" claim. Featured commentary: Spurgeon, Treasury of David on Ps 16.
Psalm 16 — The Holy One Not Left to Sheol
**Fulfilled in First Coming.** Resurrection of the Holy One — fulfilled at Easter per Acts 2 and Acts 13.
Primary passage:Psalm 16:10 →
Commentary
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John Calvin
Commentaries
2. Thou shalt say unto Jehovah. David begins by stating that he can bestow nothing upon God, not only because God stands in no need of any thing, but also because mortal man cannot merit the favor of God by any service which he can perform to him. At the…
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