Psalm 16
On the Day of Pentecost Peter
faced a daunting challenge. Together with the other one hundred-nineteen
disciples, Peter had been in hiding since the crucifixion of Jesus. When the promised
Holy Spirit came upon Peter, and the others, it was kairos, God’s Time, to come out of hiding and proclaim the
resurrection of Jesus to all people, everywhere. Where do you start, how do you
explain the resurrection? Peter began with Psalm 16.
Peter preached that David’s words
in Psalm 16: 8-11 were fulfilled in Jesus’ resurrection (Acts 2:25-32). The
Apostle Paul also relied on Psalm 16 when he preached to the people in Antioch
(Acts 13:35-37).
While David’s psalm became an Old
Testament prophecy of Jesus, the Messiah, it also held great comfort and power
for David. We too, can feed upon the truth of God in David’s great psalm of
hope. In this psalm David affirms his faith in God who shall preserve him, in
God’s goodness, in God’s presence before him, giving him hope, and in God’s
victory over death as the Giver of life. Because Jesus fulfilled this prophecy,
the Apostle Paul proclaimed that we can rest in the sure hope of our eternal
life in Jesus. (See Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 6:14 and 2 Corinthians 4:14)
What else is there for the
psalmist to say but,
“In your presence there is fullness of joy;
in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.”
What word or phrase
in these verses
Attracts your
attention?
Reflect on that word
or phrase.
What insights come to
you?
How does this passage
touch your life today?
Reading for May 17, 2012 Psalm 17
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