Psalms 16

Psalms 16:5

The Lord and his fulness, answerable to every need, every desire, is represented as a lot or portion, in allusion to the shares of Canaan, which were divided by lot, Num. xxxiv.; and to the shares of liquor in cups at feasts; importing how permanent, unalterable, refreshing, and strengthening he is to the enjoyers

Psalms 16:10

Hell, with respect to David or Christ, cannot signify the place of the damned; for thither they never went: but it may include great distress of spirit, the grave, and the state of the dead

REFLECTIONS UPON PSALM XVI.—Trust in God does not merit, but it secures, divine preservation, as God cannot disappoint one who believes his word, or rests on his new covenant characters. Our holiness cannot profit God, but it marks us his, and tends to our advantage: and, next to fellowship with God, that with ourselves is the most excellent and useful. But, the more a believer advances in holiness, the more humble thoughts he will have of himself, in view of the pure and all sufficient JEHOVAH. They who delight in God will delight in those who bear his image, as the most excellent on earth. Such as have Jesus Christ as their atonement, and God in him, need no idols or other sacrifices. And, if we want to banish idolatry, the most distant appearances of it ought to be avoided and abhorred. But happy are they who have God as their portion, their wealth, and comfort, by his own gospel grant! This secures against want as well as against ruin. This secures direction in time, comfort in death, and glory through eternity. And O how pleasant death and eternity appear, when Christ is considered as our way, as our forerunner, and God in him as our everlasting ALL IN ALL! 2