Psalms 16:6
The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
Open English Bible (US)
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 share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
7I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
Cross References
Psalms 61:6Add many days to the life of the king; may his years endure throughout all generations.
John 20:17“Do not hold me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers, and tell them that I am ascending to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God.”
1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore let no one boast about people; for all things are yours –
Philippians 2:9And that is why God raised him to the very highest place, and gave him the name which stands above all other names,
Hebrews 12:2our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfect example of our faith, who, for the joy that lay before him, endured the cross, heedless of its shame, and now ‘has taken his seat 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 →