Psalm 16:11 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. The whole passage primarily refers to our Lord Jesus Christ, and the recalling is — My heart is glad, etc., for Thou wilt show me the path of life, or, Thou hast shown me. But we may apply the words to all who are Christ's, who may be considered here — I. AS REJOICING IN THE LIFE OF GRACE. God quickened in them this life (Ephesians 2:1); for they were spiritually dead. Not Scripture alone teaches this, but observation and experience. Religious things make no more impression on the spiritually dead than sunbeams on a rock. But God's mercy comes in conversion, which is the quickening spoken of. Then are we born again, and begin really to live. II. THEY REJOICE, ALSO, IN THE ASSURANCE OF BEING CONDUCTED SAFE TO GLORY. How else should a dying saint have any comfort at all? How shall a poor stranger in such a dark abyss find the path of life? Then — 1. How thankful should we be for the Gospel. Reason may argue in favour of the immortality of the soul, but could never show that such sinful creatures as we are should be admitted into the presence of God. 2. How sharply to be reproved and greatly to be pitied are they who will not walk in the path of life. (Samuel Lavington.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. |
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