Psalms 16:5
Thou, O Lord, art the portion of my inheritance, and my cup; thou hast drawn my lot.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
In Context
6My possessions are fallen in agreeable places: yea, my heritage is pleasant to me.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:9For the portion of the Lord is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Joshua 22:27But it shall be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we may perform the service of the Lord before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our, peace-offerings; and that your children may not say in time to come to our children, Ye have no portion in the Lord.
Psalms 9:4(9:5) For thou hast conducted my dispute and my cause; thou hast sat on the throne as a righteous judge.
Psalms 21:7(21:8) For the king trusteth in the Lord; and through the kindness of the Most High shall he not be moved.
Psalms 61:6(61:7) Oh, add days unto the king's days: may his years be as of many generations.
Psalms 89:4(89:5) Unto eternity will I establish thy seed, and I will build up thy throne, from generation to generation.” 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 →