As I was reading Psalm 16, I was reminded reminded that Calvinism is all over the place, through out the whole Bible. (Or instead of viewing the Bible in light of the Reformed faith, I should say, there is truth to the Reformers’ reading of scripture. Scripture is the ultimate authority.)
Psalm 16:2 – I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
Psalm 16:8-11 – I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol… You make known to me the path of life.
I praise God that he will never leave me or forsake me. This is wonderful hope!
I’m sure other places in the Psalms teach total depravity and election. For example:
Psalm 51:5 – Behold I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalm 22:9 – Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
