Psalms 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
What it says
God will not abandon him to Sheol or let his Holy One see corruption.
What it is doing
This verse voices hope that reaches beyond the power of death.
In context
1A Miktam of David. 2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; 3As for the saints in the land, 4Sorrows will multiply 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; 6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; 7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; 8I have set the LORD always before me. 9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; 10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, 11You have made known to me the path of life;