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Psalms 16:6-8
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Psalms 16:6-8
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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
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I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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Psalms 16:6 in Other Translations
KJV
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The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
ESV
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The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
NLT
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The land you have given me is a pleasant land. What a wonderful inheritance!
MSG
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You set me up with a house and yard. And then you made me your heir!
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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
Psalms 16:6-8 Meaning and Commentary
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John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 16:6-8 In-Context
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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.
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LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
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I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
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I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
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because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
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Deuteronomy 19:14
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Psalms 104:9
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Proverbs 8:29
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Jeremiah 5:22
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Job 22:26
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Psalms 78:55
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Jeremiah 3:19
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Psalms 73:24
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Proverbs 15:22
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Isaiah 11:2
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Job 35:10
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Psalms 42:8
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Psalms 77:6
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1 Kings 2:19
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1 Chronicles 6:39
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Psalms 73:23
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Psalms 15:5
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