Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. New Living Translation LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. English Standard Version The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. Berean Standard Bible The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. King James Bible The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. New King James Version O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. New American Standard Bible The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot. NASB 1995 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot. NASB 1977 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; Thou dost support my lot. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot. Amplified Bible The LORD is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need]; You support my lot. Christian Standard Bible LORD, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future. Holman Christian Standard Bible LORD, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. American Standard Version Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. Contemporary English Version You, LORD, are all I want! You are my choice, and you keep me safe. English Revised Version The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD is my inheritance and my cup. You are the one who determines my destiny. Good News Translation You, LORD, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands. International Standard Version The LORD is my inheritance and my cup; you support my lot. Majority Standard Bible The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. NET Bible LORD, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure. New Heart English Bible The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. World English Bible Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, "" You uphold my lot. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah is the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou -- Thou dost uphold my lot. Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah the portion of my part and of my cup: thou didst hold up my lot. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you have made my destiny secure. New Revised Standard Version The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; thou shalt restore my inheritance. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH, the portion of my inheritance and of my cup, you are returning my inheritance to me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Presence of God…4Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips. 5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. 6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.… Cross References Numbers 18:20 Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. Lamentations 3:24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” Deuteronomy 10:9 That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him. Joshua 13:33 To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them. Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 142:5 I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Psalm 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 119:57 The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You. 1 Peter 1:4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ Ephesians 1:11 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. 1 Corinthians 3:21-23 Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours, / whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you, / and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. Treasury of Scripture The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: you maintain my lot. The Lord Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. Psalm 119:57 CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. Psalm 142:5 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. mine inheritance. Psalm 11:6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. Psalm 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Psalm 116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. thou Psalm 2:6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. Psalm 9:4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. Psalm 21:7-12 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved… Jump to Previous Assigned Chosen Cup Heritage Holdest Inheritance Lot Portion Right Secure Share Support Supporter Thou Uphold WineJump to Next Assigned Chosen Cup Heritage Holdest Inheritance Lot Portion Right Secure Share Support Supporter Thou Uphold WinePsalm 16 1. David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idolatry5. He shows the hope of his calling, of the resurrection, and life everlasting The LORD The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature. This name is deeply personal and relational, signifying God's commitment to His people. In the context of Psalm 16, it underscores the psalmist's intimate relationship with God, who is not a distant deity but a personal protector and provider. Historically, Yahweh was the name revealed to Moses at the burning bush, symbolizing God's deliverance and faithfulness. is my chosen portion and my cup You have made my lot secure For the figure of the cup, see Psalm 11:6. It had already become a synonym for "condition in life." Thou maintainest.--The Hebrew word is peculiar, and causes grammatical difficulties; but the sense is clear. God does not only dispose (cast) the lot of the man in covenant relation to Him--He does that even for unbelievers--but holds it fast in His hand. (See this use of the verb, Amos 1:5; Amos 1:8; Proverbs 5:5.) At the same time Hitzig's conjecture (tomid for tomikh), is very plausible, "Thou art ever my lot." . . . Verse 5. - The Lord is the Portion of mine inheritance. God had said to Aaron, when he gave him no special inheritance in Canaan, "I am thy Part and thine Inherit-ante among the children of Israel" (Numbers 18:20). David claims the same privilege. God is his "Portion," and he needs no other. And of my cup. A man's "cup" is, in Scripture, his lot or condition in life (Psalm 11:6; Psalm 23:5) - that which is given him to drink. David will have God only for his cup. Thou maintainest my lot; i.e. thou makest it firm and sure (comp. Psalm 30:6, "In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved").Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְֽהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [is] my chosen portion מְנָת־ (mə·nāṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4490: Something weighed out, a division, a ration, a lot and my cup; וְכוֹסִ֑י (wə·ḵō·w·sî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl You אַ֝תָּ֗ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you have made תּוֹמִ֥יךְ (tō·w·mîḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8551: To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close my lot {secure}. גּוֹרָלִֽי׃ (gō·w·rā·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting) Links Psalm 16:5 NIVPsalm 16:5 NLT Psalm 16:5 ESV Psalm 16:5 NASB Psalm 16:5 KJV Psalm 16:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 16:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 16:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 16:5 French Bible Psalm 16:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 16:5 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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