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King James Version

Psalms 16:5

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   Joy;   Testimony;   Thompson Chain Reference - Portion, Saints';   Righteous, the;   Righteous-Wicked;   Saint's;   Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Cup;   Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Inheritance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cup;   Lot;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cup;   Nehiloth;   Pentateuch;   Saul;   Stones;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cup;   Inheritance;   Lots;   Portion;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Contentment;   Cup;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Life;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Cup ;   Heir Heritage Inheritance;   Portion ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Heritage;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Cup;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Accommodation;   Cup;   Inheritance;   Psalms, Book of;   Quotations, New Testament;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Cup;   Lots;   Midrash Haggadah;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 26;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 20;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh is the portion of my inheritance and my cup;You support my lot.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
O God, thou thy selfe art the portion of myne inheritaunce and of my cup: thou wylt mayntayne my lot.
Darby Translation
Jehovah 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.
Literal Translation
Jehovah is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; You shall surely uphold my lot.
Easy-to-Read Version
Lord , you give me all that I need. You support me. You give me my share.
World English Bible
Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
King James Version (1611)
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Their drynkofferynges of bloude wil not I offre, nether make mencion of their name in my mouth.
THE MESSAGE
My choice is you, God , first and only. And now I find I'm your choice! You set me up with a house and yard. And then you made me your heir!
American Standard Version
Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.
Update Bible Version
Yahweh is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: You maintain my lot.
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD [is] the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
New English Translation
Lord , you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.
Contemporary English Version
You, Lord , are all I want! You are my choice, and you keep me safe.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai , my assigned portion, my cup: you safeguard my share.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot.
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; thou shalt restore my inheritance.
Amplified Bible
The LORD is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need]; You support my lot.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.
New Living Translation
Lord , you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.
New Life Bible
The Lord is all that I am to receive, and my cup. My future is in Your hands.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me.
English Revised Version
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
New Revised Standard
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, is mine allotted portion and my cup, Thou, art maintaining my lot.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(15-5) The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh is the portion which is my share and my cup. You hold my lot.
English Standard Version
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
New American Standard Bible
The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.
New Century Version
No, the Lord is all I need. He takes care of me.
Good News Translation
You, Lord , are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands.
Christian Standard Bible®
Lord , You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord is part of myn eritage, and of my passion; thou art, that schalt restore myn eritage to me.
Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou -- Thou dost uphold my lot.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; thou holdest my lot.

Contextual Overview

1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord , Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 7 I will bless the Lord , who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The Lord: Psalms 73:26, Psalms 119:57, Psalms 142:5, Deuteronomy 32:9, Jeremiah 10:16, Lamentations 3:24

mine inheritance: Heb. my part

of my: Psalms 11:6, Psalms 23:5, Psalms 116:13, Ephesians 5:18

thou: Psalms 2:6, Psalms 9:4, Psalms 21:7-12, Psalms 61:6, Psalms 61:7, Psalms 89:4, Psalms 89:20-37, Psalms 110:1, Psalms 110:2, Psalms 132:11, Psalms 132:17, Psalms 132:18, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 53:12, Acts 2:32, Acts 5:31, 1 Corinthians 15:25

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:1 - and thy Numbers 18:20 - I am thy part Numbers 34:2 - an inheritance Deuteronomy 18:2 - the Lord Joshua 14:2 - lot Joshua 18:10 - before the Lord Job 22:25 - defence Psalms 61:5 - heritage Psalms 73:25 - Whom Psalms 119:65 - dealt well Psalms 119:111 - Thy testimonies Psalms 140:6 - I said unto Ecclesiastes 6:12 - who knoweth Jeremiah 51:19 - portion Ezekiel 45:1 - shall divide by lot Luke 10:42 - good Luke 15:12 - give Luke 20:38 - a God Galatians 4:7 - heir

Cross-References

Genesis 16:12
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 16:15
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
Exodus 5:21
And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.
Psalms 7:8
The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord , according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
Psalms 35:23
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Psalms 43:1
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup,.... This is said by Christ as a priest, and in allusion to the Levitical priests, who had no inheritance in the land of Canaan with their brethren, but the Lord was their part and portion, and their inheritance, Numbers 18:20; and it expresses the strong love and affection Christ had for the Lord as his God, the delight and pleasure he had in him, and the satisfaction he had in the enjoyment of him and communion with him, and that it was his meat and drink to serve him, and to do his will; and though his goodness did not extend to him, yet his goodness and happiness as man lay in him: unless the sense should be,

"the Lord is he who gives me the portion of mine inheritance;''

meaning his church and people, all the elect of God, who are Christ's portion and inheritance, given him by the Father; see Deuteronomy 32:9; And assigns to me my cup, as of blessings, so of sorrows and sufferings, which being measured out, filled up, and put into his hand by his Father, he freely took it, John 18:11;

thou maintainest my lot; that is, either his interest in God himself, as his covenant God, which always continued; or the lot of goods, of grace and glory, put into his hands for his people, which always remains; or rather the saints themselves, who, as they are Christ's portion and inheritance, so they are his lot; in allusion to the land of Canaan, which was divided by lot: these Jehovah took hold of, kept, preserved, and upheld, as the word s signifies; so that they shall never totally and finally fall and perish; and this sense is countenanced by what follows.

s תומיך "sustentas", Musculus, Pagninus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator so Ainsworth; "sustentans", Montanus, Michaelis; "tenuisti", Cocceius; "tenendo quasi sustentans", Gejerus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance - In contradistinction from idols. The margin here is, “of my part.” The word properly means “lot, portion, part;” and is applicable to the portion of booty or plunder that fell to anyone; or to the portion of land that belonged to anyone in the division of an estate, 2Ki 9:10, 2 Kings 9:36-37. The meaning here is, that Yahweh was the being whom the psalmist worshipped as God, and that he sought no possession or comfort which did not proceed from him.

And my cup - The allusion here is to what we drink; and hence, the term is used in the sense of “lot” or “portion.” See the notes at Isaiah 51:17. Compare the notes at Psalms 11:6. The idea here is this: “The cup that I drink - that cheers, refreshes, and sustains me - is the Lord. I find comfort, refreshment, happiness, in him alone; not in the intoxicating bowl; not in sensual joys; but in God - in his being, perfections, friendship.”

Thou maintainest my lot - Thou dost defend my portion, or that which is allotted to me. The reference is to what he specifies in the following verse as his inheritance, and he says that that which was so valuable to him was sustained or preserved by God. He was the portion of his soul; he was the source of all his joy; he maintained or preserved all that was dear to his heart.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 16:5. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance — The Messiah speaks. Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance; I seek no earthly good; I desire to do the will of God, and that only. It is God who has given me this lot-to redeem mankind-to have them for mine inheritance. From him I have received the cup of suffering, which I shall drink for their sake, through which I shall impart to them the cup of consolation. He, by the grace of God, has tasted death for every man; and he has instituted the cup of blessing to commemorate his passion and death.


 
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