Psalms 16:9
9. glory—as heart (Ps 7:5), for self. In Ac 2:26, after the Septuagint, "my tongue" as "the glory of the frame"—the instrument for praising God.
flesh—If taken as opposed to soul (Ps 16:10), it may mean the body; otherwise, the whole person (compare Ps 63:1; 84:2). rest in hope—(compare Margin). Psalms 57:8
8. Hence—he addresses his glory, or tongue (Ps 16:9; 30:12), and his psaltery, or lute, and harp.
I myself . . . early—literally, "I will awaken dawn," poetically expressing his zeal and diligence.
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