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What a wonderful inheritance!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant <i>places</i>; yea, I have a goodly heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The lines have fallen to me in pleasant <i>places;</i> Yes, I have a good inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; Indeed, my inheritance is beautiful to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my inheritance is beautiful to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You make my life pleasant, and my future is bright. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your boundary lines mark out pleasant places for me. Indeed, my inheritance is something beautiful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How wonderful are your gifts to me; how good they are! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places for me; truly, I have a beautiful heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a goodly heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, "" Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance is for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The cords fell to me in sweetnesses; also the inheritance was bountiful upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The lines are fallen unto me in goodly places: for my inheritance is goodly to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 15:6>The lots have fallen upon me with clarity. And, indeed, my inheritance has been very clear to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pleasant places were measured out for me; fair to me indeed is my inheritance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My portion of the land fell to me in goodly places; yea, I have been pleased with my heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The cords have fallen to me with the best, also my inheritance pleases me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The lines have fallen to me in the best places, yea, I have a most excellent heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/16-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1300" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/16.htm">The Presence of God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: ḥă·ḇā·lîm (N-mp) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">The lines</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">of my boundary</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄ə·lū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">have fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5273.htm" title="5273: ban·nə·‘i·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-mp) -- Pleasant, delightful. From na'em; delightful.">in pleasant places;</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">my</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lāṯ (N-fsc) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/8231.htm" title="8231: šā·p̄ə·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To glisten, be, fair. A primitive root; to glisten, i.e. be fair.">is delightful.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-9.htm">Joshua 19:9</a></span><br />The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Deuteronomy 32:9</a></span><br />But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a></span><br />and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Colossians 1:12</a></span><br />giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-32.htm">Acts 20:32</a></span><br />And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-21.htm">1 Corinthians 3:21-23</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></span><br />And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a></span><br />Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Jeremiah 12:10</a></span><br />Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1</a></span><br />“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a goodly heritage.</p><p class="hdg">The lines</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Psalm 78:55</a></b></br> He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.</p><p class="hdg">in pleasant</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Psalm 21:1-3</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a></b></br> Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of <i>our</i> faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.</p><p class="hdg">I have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Jeremiah 3:19</a></b></br> But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/20-17.htm">John 20:17</a></b></br> Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and <i>to</i> my God, and your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></b></br> And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with <i>him</i>, that we may be also glorified together.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-13.htm">Beauteous</a> <a href="/job/42-15.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/job/38-20.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/malachi/3-12.htm">Delightful</a> <a href="/job/42-15.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/psalms/16-2.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/41-12.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/7-4.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/job/41-15.htm">Lines</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/psalms/16-3.htm">Noble</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ezra/6-10.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/psalms/5-12.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Beauteous</a> <a href="/psalms/33-1.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-23.htm">Delightful</a> <a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/psalms/18-30.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/16-7.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/28-9.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Lines</a> <a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/psalms/29-4.htm">Noble</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">He shows the hope of his calling, of the resurrection, and life everlasting</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places;</b><br>This phrase reflects the allocation of land, reminiscent of the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel (Joshua 13-21). The "lines" refer to boundary lines or measuring cords used to delineate property. In ancient Israel, land was a significant inheritance, symbolizing God's provision and blessing. The psalmist expresses contentment and gratitude for the portion assigned to him, suggesting a deep trust in God's sovereignty and goodness. This contentment can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual blessings and the believer's secure position in God's kingdom. The "pleasant places" indicate a sense of peace and satisfaction, aligning with the biblical theme that God provides abundantly for His people (<a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1-3</a>).<p><b>surely my inheritance is delightful.</b><br>The term "inheritance" in the Old Testament often refers to the land given to the Israelites, but it also carries a spiritual connotation of the blessings and promises of God. For the Levites, who had no land inheritance, God Himself was their portion (<a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20</a>), pointing to a deeper spiritual truth that God is the ultimate inheritance for His people. This phrase can be seen as a foreshadowing of the believer's inheritance in Christ, which is described as imperishable and unfading (<a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a>). The delight in the inheritance reflects the joy and fulfillment found in a relationship with God, echoing the New Testament teaching that believers are co-heirs with Christ (<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a>). This inheritance is not just a future promise but a present reality, offering peace and joy in the believer's life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/16.htm">Psalm 16</a>, David is expressing his trust and contentment in God's provision and protection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel, which David ruled as king, often serves as a backdrop for understanding the inheritance and blessings mentioned in the Psalms.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The concept of boundary lines and inheritance is reminiscent of the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel, symbolizing God's provision and promise.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_god's_provision.htm">Contentment in God's Provision</a></b><br>David's expression of satisfaction with his "boundary lines" teaches us to find contentment in what God has provided, recognizing His sovereignty and goodness in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_inheritance.htm">Understanding Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as David speaks of a delightful inheritance, believers today can reflect on the spiritual inheritance we have in Christ, which is far greater than any earthly possession.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The imagery of boundary lines falling in pleasant places reminds us to trust in God's plan and timing, even when our circumstances seem uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_blessings.htm">Gratitude for God's Blessings</a></b><br>This verse encourages us to cultivate a heart of gratitude, acknowledging the blessings and "pleasant places" God has established in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_an_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with an Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Recognizing our delightful inheritance in Christ helps us to live with an eternal perspective, valuing spiritual riches over temporary, worldly gains.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_god_create_hell.htm">Did God create the realm known as hell?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'overrighteous_overwise'_mean.htm">What does 'not be overrighteous or overwise' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_'pleasant_places'_be_taken_literally.htm">(Psalm 16:5–6) In light of historical changes in territory and borders, how can the “pleasant places” and “heritage” still be taken literally or reliably? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chr_6_18__can_a_building_house_god.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18: If the heavens cannot contain God, how can a physical building house His presence, and does this contradict other scriptures affirming God's omnipresence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">The lines are fallen unto me.</span>--The allusion is to the "measuring cords" by which allotments of land were measured, and they are said to "fall" possibly because after the measurement the portions were distributed by "lot" (<a href="/joshua/17-5.htm" title="And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;">Joshua 17:5</a>; <a href="/micah/2-5.htm" title="Therefore you shall have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.">Micah 2:5</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places</span>. The "lines" which marked out the place of his abode (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Deuteronomy 32:9</a>; <a href="/joshua/17-5.htm">Joshua 17:5</a>). These had fallen to him "in pleasant places" - in Jerusalem and its near vicinity. Yea, I have a goodly heritage. Some explain "heritage" here by the "inheritance" of ver. 5. But the word used is different; and it is most natural to understand David's earthly heritage, or lot in life. This, he says, is "pleasing" or "delightsome" to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/16-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The lines</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲבָלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḇā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my {boundary}</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֭י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">have fallen</span><br /><span class="heb">נָֽפְלוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄ə·lū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in pleasant places;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ban·nə·‘i·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5273.htm">Strong's 5273: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, delightful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">surely</span><br /><span class="heb">אַף־</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is delightful.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·p̄ə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8231.htm">Strong's 8231: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glisten, be, fair</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 16:6 The lines have fallen to me (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/16-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 16:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 16:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/16-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 16:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 16:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>