KJV King James Version
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
ASV American Standard Version
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; My flesh also shall dwell in safety.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh dwelleth confidently:
Surrounding context — Psalm 16
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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.
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Acts 2:26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:Psalm 30:12To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.Psalm 57:8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early.Psalm 4:7-8Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time [that] their corn and their wine increased.Psalm 108:1A Song [or] Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.Job 19:26-27And [though] after my skin [worms] destroy this [body], yet in my flesh shall I see God:Luke 10:21-22In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.Job 14:14-15If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.1 Thessalonians 4:13-14But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.James 3:5-9Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!Isaiah 26:19Thy dead [men] shall live, [together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
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