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The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Psalms 16:5 — KJV
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Psalms 16:5
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Psalms 16:5
Theological / DevotionalInheritance. Compare Num. 18:20. In the same manner that God was the inheritance of Levi rather than land, when the land of Canaan was allotted to the tribes, so the psalmist maintains that God is his inheritance. Well may the Christian thus place his trust in God. Let our prayer be: “None on earth but Thee.”
My cup. My lot or condition in life (see Ps. 11:6). In Ugaritic literature (see p. 618) “cup” has the meaning “fate,” or “destiny.” The psalmist’s thirst finds satisfaction only in God.
Maintainest. Probably from the Heb. tamak, “to hold fast.”
My lot. Compare Num. 26:55. The psalmist may have had in mind the apportioning of the land of Canaan by lot.
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