Psalms 16:5

5 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.

Psalms 16:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
ESV
5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
NLT
5 LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.
MSG
5 My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I'm your choice!
CSB
5 Lord, You are my portion and my cup [of blessing]; You hold my future.

Psalms 16:5 In-Context

3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.
5 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

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Cross References 3

  • 1. S Leviticus 2:2; Psalms 73:26
  • 2. Psalms 23:5; Psalms 75:8; Psalms 116:13; Isaiah 51:17; Lamentations 4:21; Ezekiel 23:32-34; Habakkuk 2:16
  • 3. S Job 31:2
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