Psalms 16:6
Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance [is] for me.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
In Context
5Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou — Thou dost uphold my lot.
7I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
Cross References
Psalms 61:6Days to the days of the king Thou addest, His years as generation and generation.
Jeremiah 3:19And I have said, How do I put thee among the sons, And give to thee a desirable land, A beauteous inheritance of the hosts of nations, And I say, My father — ye do call to Me, And from after Me ye do not turn back.
John 20:17Jesus saith to her, 'Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to your God.'
1 Corinthians 3:21So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,
Philippians 2:9wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that [is] above every name,
Hebrews 12:2looking to the author and perfecter of faith — Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him — did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;
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 →