Psalms 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Note d'étude
Study Note
'You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore' — Psalm 16's concluding verse locates ultimate joy not in circumstances but in divine presence, drawing on the Wisdom tradition's equation of life with walking in the right path. Peter quotes Psalm 16:8–11 in Acts 2:25–28 as a prophecy of the resurrection — specifically verse 10's 'you will not abandon my soul to Sheol' — arguing that David could not have spoken of himself since he died and his tomb is present in Jerusalem. The phrase 'pleasures forevermore' (ne'imot netsach) represents the most optimistic eschatology available within the Psalter's temporal horizon, pointing toward a joy that is immune to the reversals that characterize earthly experience. The verse grounds Christian hope for resurrection in the Psalter's own trajectory toward life beyond death, giving the New Testament claim deep roots in Israel's worship tradition.
Autres traductions
Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys <FI>is<Fi> with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!
You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.
Références croisées
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy …
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river …
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.