תהלים 16:5

Hebrew Modern Translation

יהוה מנת חלקי וכוסי אתה תומיך גורלי׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Aleppo Codex
מנת-חלקי וכוסי אתה תומיך גורלי

Biblia Hebrica Stuttgartensia (1967/77)
יְֽהוָ֗ה מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י וְכוֹסִ֑י אַ֝תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי ׃

Westminster Leningrad Codex
יְֽהוָה מְנָת־חֶלְקִי וְכוֹסִי אַתָּה תּוֹמִיךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי ׃

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

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.