From the Lord, Through the Psalmist and To the Saints

Psalms 16:2-3 KJV
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

There is a direction indicated in the text this morning. The Psalmist says that the Lord is His Lord. He is under the submission of the Lord. He is the subordinate of the Lord. The Lord is his master and to his master he bows.

Having made such a declaration his next statement points; from the Lord, through the Psalmist and to the saints. The goodness that God had shown to him, he would now extend to others.

He would not keep it for himself
He would not hoard it and hide it
He would pass it along

To the saints and
To the excellent

I am reminded of
Romans 5:5 KJV
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

What God places in the heart of the saint may not stay there. If it is of God at all it must be shed abroad. It must spill out and onto others.

The Psalmists final statement in our text this morning is that these saints and excellent are his delight. Oh that we may also delight in the brethren!