Psalms 16:10
For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
In Context
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety;
Cross References
Leviticus 19:28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor imprint any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in My nostril, and burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, and devoureth the earth with her produce, and setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains.
Psalms 9:17(9-18) The wicked shall return to the nether-world, even all the nations that forget God.
Psalms 139:8If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there; if I make my bed in the nether-world, behold, Thou art there.
Proverbs 27:20The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated.
Isaiah 14:9The nether-world from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; the shades are stirred up for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; all the kings of the nations are raised up from their thrones.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 16:9-11
Prophecy Relating to the Messiah; Sufferings and Consequent Glory of Christ. 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 show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. All these verses are quoted by… Read the whole commentary →