John Calvin Commentary Psalms 116:9

"I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living." — Psalms 116:9 (ASV)

I will walk in the presence of Jehovah. To walk in the presence of God is, in my opinion, equivalent to living under his care. And therefore David expects to enjoy his safety continually. For nothing is more desirable than that God should keep watch over us, that our life may be surrounded by his protecting care. The wicked, indeed, regard themselves as secure the farther they are from God; but the godly consider themselves happy in this one thing, that he directs the whole tenor of their life. God adding, in the land of the living, he means to point out to us the course that we are expected to pursue; and that, at almost every moment, fresh destructions press upon us if he were to overlook us.