Psalms 16:5
O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:9For the portion of the LORD is His people, Jacob the lot of His inheritance.
Joshua 22:27but it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of the LORD before Him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come: Ye have no portion in the LORD.
Psalms 9:4(9-5) For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.
Psalms 21:7(21-8) For the king trusteth in the LORD, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.
Psalms 61:6(61-7) Mayest Thou add days unto the king's days! May his years be as many generations!
Psalms 89:4(89-5) For ever will I establish thy seed, and build up thy throne to 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 →