4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of ablood I will not offer, bNor take up their names on my lips.
5 O Lord, You1are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My1 heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8aI have set the Lord always before me; Because Heis at my right hand I shall not be moved.
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:
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