Psalm 16

Psalm 16  •  2 min. read  •  grade level: 8
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We know from the Holy Ghost, in Acts 2:3131He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. (Acts 2:31), that this Psalm is the utterance of Jesus through David. It is the language of the Lord consciously dwelling in God’s house as a priest or worshipper. Accordingly He will have no other God, and take His inheritance (like a priest, Num. 18:2020And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. (Numbers 18:20)) only from God, esteeming it the best; and in constant communion find confidence and joy and praise and hope. And the very first act of this worshipper is to trust in the Lord, owning that he cannot profit the Lord, for the Lord must profit him. See the contradiction of this in Israel’s worship, Psalm 2, and in the Gentiles’ worship, Acts 17. It is easy and natural to call to mind here the answer of the Lord to the young ruler in Luke 18. In the moral perfectness of the place He took, the Son in flesh could talk of God as the only good one.
Though it is true, that the Lord was not our priest till He rose (Heb. 5; Heb. 8), nor took official services of such a character on Him, yet He was a priest to God, or a worshipper, all through His life on earth; showing all the personal virtues of such an one, walking always in a sanctuary, and always taking God as His portion. And what incense, what constant perfect incense, was the life of Jesus thus looked at! what sweet savor of a meat offering was all that He ever did or said!