Psalms 16:5-6

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.

Psalms 16:5-6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 16:5-6 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.

8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Cross References

• 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
• 4. S Deuteronomy 19:14; Psalms 104:9; Proverbs 8:29; Jeremiah 5:22
• 5. S Job 22:26; Psalms 78:55; Jeremiah 3:19