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You guard all that is mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD <i>is</i> the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O LORD, <i>You are</i> the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; Thou dost support my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need]; You support my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You, LORD, are all I want! You are my choice, and you keep me safe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is my inheritance and my cup. You are the one who determines my destiny.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You, LORD, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is my inheritance and my cup; you support my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />LORD, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, "" You uphold my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah is the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou -- Thou dost uphold my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah the portion of my part and of my cup: thou didst hold up my lot.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance 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 15:5>The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. It is you who will restore my inheritance to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you have made my destiny secure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; thou shalt restore my inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, the portion of my inheritance and of my cup, you are returning my inheritance to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/16-5.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=1294" 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">4</span>Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4490.htm" title="4490: mə·nāṯ- (N-fsc) -- Part, portion. From manah; properly, something weighed out, i.e. a division; specifically a ration; also a lot.">is my chosen portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: ḥel·qî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3563.htm" title="3563: wə·ḵō·w·sî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup, often figuratively, a lot; also some unclean bird, probably an owl.">and my cup;</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/8551.htm" title="8551: tō·w·mîḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close.">have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1486.htm" title="1486: gō·w·rā·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or goral; from an unused root meaning to be rough; properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot; figuratively, a portion or destiny.">my lot secure.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.…<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="/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="/lamentations/3-24.htm">Lamentations 3:24</a></span><br />“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-9.htm">Deuteronomy 10:9</a></span><br />That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-33.htm">Joshua 13:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Psalm 73:26</a></span><br />My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-5.htm">Psalm 142:5</a></span><br />I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Psalm 119:57</a></span><br />The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-25.htm">Psalm 73:25</a></span><br />Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.<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="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-8.htm">Philippians 3:8</a></span><br />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<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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: you maintain my lot.</p><p class="hdg">The Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Psalm 73:26</a></b></br> My flesh and my heart faileth: <i>but</i> God <i>is</i> the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Psalm 119:57</a></b></br> CHETH. <i>Thou art</i> my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/142-5.htm">Psalm 142:5</a></b></br> I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou <i>art</i> my refuge <i>and</i> my portion in the land of the living.</p><p class="hdg">mine inheritance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a></b></br> Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: <i>this shall be</i> the portion of their cup.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a></b></br> Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-13.htm">Psalm 116:13</a></b></br> I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6</a></b></br> Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-4.htm">Psalm 9:4</a></b></br> For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-7.htm">Psalm 21:7-12</a></b></br> For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/7-3.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/job/13-24.htm">Holdest</a> <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Share</a> <a href="/psalms/14-6.htm">Support</a> <a href="/job/29-12.htm">Supporter</a> <a href="/job/36-23.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/job/8-20.htm">Uphold</a> <a href="/psalms/4-7.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/104-8.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/psalms/25-12.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/17-5.htm">Holdest</a> <a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Share</a> <a href="/psalms/18-18.htm">Support</a> <a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Supporter</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/psalms/17-5.htm">Uphold</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Wine</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'; 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In ancient Israel, the "portion" often referred to the division of land among the tribes (<a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua 18:10</a>). However, the psalmist, likely David, emphasizes that his true inheritance is not land or material wealth, but the LORD Himself. The "cup" symbolizes one's fate or destiny, often used in Scripture to denote what God has allotted to an individual (<a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a>, <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>). This imagery suggests a voluntary and joyful acceptance of God's will and provision, contrasting with the pagan practices of seeking fulfillment in idols or earthly possessions.<p><b>You have made my lot secure.</b><br>The term "lot" refers to one's life circumstances or destiny, often determined by casting lots in biblical times (<a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm">Proverbs 16:33</a>). This practice was used to discern God's will, as seen in the division of the Promised Land (<a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Numbers 26:55-56</a>). The assurance of a "secure" lot indicates divine protection and stability, reflecting a trust in God's sovereign control over one's life. This security is not based on human effort but on God's faithfulness, echoing themes of divine providence found throughout Scripture (<a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>). The psalmist's confidence in God's provision and protection foreshadows the ultimate security found in Jesus Christ, who offers eternal life and an unshakeable inheritance (<a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3-5</a>).<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 satisfaction in God as his portion and inheritance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal relationship with His people and His role as the provider and sustainer.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/portion_and_cup.htm">Portion and Cup</a></b><br>Metaphors used to describe God's provision and sustenance, reflecting the inheritance and blessings that come from a relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_our_inheritance.htm">God as Our Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as the Levites had no land inheritance but God Himself, believers today find their true inheritance in a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_god.htm">Contentment in God</a></b><br>In a world that often seeks satisfaction in material possessions, this verse calls us to find our contentment and security in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/security_in_god's_provision.htm">Security in God's Provision</a></b><br>The phrase "You have made my lot secure" assures us of God's faithful provision and protection, encouraging trust in His plans for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/metaphors_of_portion_and_cup.htm">Metaphors of Portion and Cup</a></b><br>These metaphors invite us to reflect on how God sustains us spiritually, emotionally, and physically, much like food and drink sustain the body.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognizing God as our portion leads to a deeper trust in His sovereignty over our lives, knowing that He holds our future securely.<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/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/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_49_7.htm">What does 'God is my portion' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_is_my_portion'_mean.htm">What does "God is my portion" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'god_is_our_great_reward'.htm">What does "God is our great reward" mean?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">The portion.</span>--There is allusion here to the Levitical portion (<a href="/numbers/18-20.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Aaron, You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any part among them: I am your part and your inheritance among the children of Israel.">Numbers 18:20</a>): "I am thy portion and thine inheritance." The poet, whom we must imagine exiled from his actual inheritance in Canaan, consoles, and more than consoles himself, with the sublime thought that this "better part" could not be taken away from him. Perowne quotes Savonarola's fine saying, "What must not he possess who possesses the possessor of all!" and St. Paul's, "All things are yours; for ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's;" which rather recalls <a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm" title="For the LORD's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.">Deuteronomy 32:9</a>, where the correlative truth to <a href="/numbers/18-20.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Aaron, You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any part among them: I am your part and your inheritance among the children of Israel.">Numbers 18:20</a> occurs.<p>For the figure of the cup, see <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm" title="On the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.">Psalm 11:6</a>. It had already become a synonym for "condition in life."<p><span class= "bld">Thou maintainest.</span>--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, <a href="/amos/1-5.htm" title="I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holds the scepter from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, said the LORD.">Amos 1:5</a>; <a href="/amos/1-8.htm" title="And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holds the scepter from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, said the Lord GOD.">Amos 1:8</a>; <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm" title="Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.">Proverbs 5:5</a>.) At the same time Hitzig's conjecture (<span class= "ital">tomid </span>for <span class= "ital">tomikh</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>is very plausible, "Thou art ever my lot." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord is the Portion of mine inheritance</span>. 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" (<a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20</a>). David claims the same privilege. God is his "Portion," and he needs no other. <span class="cmt_word">And of my cup</span>. A man's "cup" is, in Scripture, his lot or condition in life (<a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a>) - that which is given him to drink. David will have God only for his cup. Thou maintainest my lot; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> thou makest it firm and sure (comp. <a href="/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6</a>, "In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/16-5.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 LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] my chosen portion</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנָת־</span> <span class="translit">(mə·nāṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4490.htm">Strong's 4490: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something weighed out, a division, a ration, a lot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my cup;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכוֹסִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵō·w·sî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3563.htm">Strong's 3563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֝תָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have made</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹמִ֥יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·mîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8551.htm">Strong's 8551: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lot {secure}.</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹרָלִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·rā·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1486.htm">Strong's 1486: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- a lot (for casting)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 16:5 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/16-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 16:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 16:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/16-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 16:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 16:6" /></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>