Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
God is the chief good, and supplies all need (Deuteronomy 10:9).
portion of mine inheritance and of my cup—may contain an allusion to the daily supply of food, and also to the inheritance of Levi (Deuteronomy 18:1-2).
maintainest—or, drawest out my lot—enlargest it. Psalms 16:7 carries out this idea more fully.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 16:6:
Genesis 17:1
Numbers 33:54
Joshua 13:8
Psalms 16:1
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