Psalms 16:6
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
In Context
5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
Cross References
Psalms 61:6Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
Jeremiah 3:19Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
Philippians 2:9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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 →