Psalms 16:6
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Revised Version 1895
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 the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
7I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: yea, my reins instruct me in the night seasons.
Cross References
Psalms 61:6Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: his years shall be as many generations.
Jeremiah 3:19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations? and I said, Ye shall call me My father; and shall not turn away from following me.
John 20:17Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.
1 Corinthians 3:21Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;
Philippians 2:9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name;
Hebrews 12:2looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down 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 →