Psalms 16:10

16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. rest: Heb. dwell confidently

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

KJV

For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

For you will not leave my soul in hell; neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption.

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.

What does Psalms 16:10 mean?

Psalms 16:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָזַב (ʻâzab), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl). It connects to 40 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

For

thou

wilt

not

leaveעָזַבʻâzab/aw-zab'/H5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

hell;שְׁאוֹלshᵉʼôwl/sheh-ole'/H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

neither

wilt

thou

sufferנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

thine

Holy

Oneחָסִידchâçîyd/khaw-seed'/H2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)

seeרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

corruption.שַׁחַתshachath/shakh'-ath/H7845a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 5:24

And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Genesis 49:6

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. digged: or, houghed oxen

Deuteronomy 28:2

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. found: or, subdued

1 Kings 16:31 2 Chronicles 22:3 Job 10:3 Job 21:16 Job 31:5 Psalms 2:12 Psalms 16:6 Psalms 26:4 Psalms 26:5 Psalms 26:12 Psalms 32:1 Psalms 32:2 Psalms 34:8 Psalms 36:4 Psalms 64:2 Proverbs 1:15 Proverbs 1:22 Proverbs 2:12 Proverbs 3:34 Proverbs 4:14 Proverbs 4:15 Proverbs 4:19 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 13:15 Proverbs 13:20 Proverbs 19:29 Jeremiah 15:17 Jeremiah 17:7 Ezekiel 20:18 Matthew 7:13 Matthew 7:14 Matthew 16:17 Luke 11:28 Luke 23:51 John 13:17 John 20:29

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 16:10.

Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 12:7

And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 14:21

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

Genesis 16:5

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire

Genesis 9:12

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 16:10 say?

Psalms 16:10 (King James Version) reads: "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."

Is Psalms 16:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 16:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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