1. God will announce Christ to be his Son 2:7 Matt. 3:17; Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5
PSALMS—NOTE ON 15:1 your tent. Cf. 61:4; for possible background see 2 Sam. 6:12–17.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 15:2–5 Notice the focus on life-and-lip qualities.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 15:4 despised . . . honors. Whom God rejects, the psalmist rejects; whom God loves, he loves.
PSALMS—NOTE ON 15:5 interest. Interest rates ran as high as 50 percent, but God's law put strict regulations on borrowing and lending (see notes on Deut. 23:19–20; 24:10–13). He . . . shall never be moved. This is an important promise in the light of its usage in Psalms and Proverbs (cf. Ps. 10:6; 13:4; 16:8; 46:5; 62:2, 6; Prov. 10:30).
PSALMS—NOTE ON 16:1–11 The only prayer of Ps. 16 comes in the first line. The rest of the psalm consists of David's weaving together his personal testimonies of trust in the Lord. In view of this, David's opening prayer is bolstered by two cycles of testimony.
I. David's Introductory Prayer (16:1) II. David's Testimony (16:2–11)
A. His Testimony of Communion (16:2–4)
1. Its divine dimension (16:2) 2. Its human dimension (16:3–4) B. His Testimony of Confidence (16:5–11)
1. Its past and present dimensions (16:5–8) 2. Its present and future dimensions (16:9–11)
PSALMS—NOTE ON 16:Title A Miktam of David. Cf. Ps. 56; 57; 58; 59; 60. In spite of many conjectures, this designation remains obscure.
Messianic Prophecies in the Psalms
Messianic Prophecies in the Psalms Prophecy Psalm Fulfillment 1. God will announce Christ to be his Son 2:7 Matt. 3:17; Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5 2. All things will be put under Christ's feet 8:6 1 Cor. 15:27; Heb. 2:8 3. Christ will be resurrected from the grave 16:10 Mark 16:6–7; Acts 13:35