What did David mean when he wrote that God would not abandon [him] to the realm of the dead? Psalm 16:10

What did David mean when he wrote that God would not abandon [him] to the realm of the dead? Psalm 16:10

Psalm 16
A miktam[c] of David.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    nor will you let your faithful[d] one see decay.
11 You make known to me the path of life;

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