Psalms 16:5
The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
World English Bible
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 have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:9For the LORD’s portion is his people. Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Joshua 22:27but it will be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may perform the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings;’ that your children may not tell our children in time to come, ‘You have no portion in the LORD.’
Psalms 9:4For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the LORD. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
Psalms 61:6You will prolong the king’s life. His years will be for generations.
Psalms 89:4‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your 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 →