Psalms 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Majority Standard Bible
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 tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:28You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
Psalms 139:8If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
Proverbs 27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Isaiah 14:9Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise 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 →