Psalms 16:5
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
In Context
6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:9But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
Joshua 22:27Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
Psalms 9:4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
Psalms 61:6Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
Psalms 89:4‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
Matthew Henry on Psalms 16:2-8
Believing Confidence; Consecration to God. 1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord , Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my… Read the whole commentary →