Psalms 16:6
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
In Context
5O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.
7I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me.
Cross References
Psalms 61:6(61-7) Mayest Thou add days unto the king's days! May his years be as many generations!
Jeremiah 3:19But I said: 'How would I put thee among the sons, and give thee a pleasant land, the goodliest heritage of the nations!' And I said: 'Thou shalt call Me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following Me.'
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 →