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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...
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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...
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A REVELATION OF THE CHRIST OF GOD (16-24)
Psalms 16
_ 1. The obedient One (Psalms 16:1)_
2. The path He went (Psalms 16:4)
3. Death and resurrection ...
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XVI. GOD, THE SUPREME GOOD.
Psalms 16:1. The Psalmist's devotion to God and His saints.
Psalms 16:2_ b_, PSALMS 16:3. The text is corrupt; RV requires a
slight emendation or we may supply, I have sai...
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PORTION. Note the four things: portion (Psalms 16:5); path, presence,
pleasures (Psalms 16:11).
MAINTAINEST. wilt maintain.
LOT. Put by Figure of speech _Metonomy_ (of Cause), App-6, for...
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_the portion_&c. Lit. _the portion of my share and my cup_: i.e. my
allotted portion and cup. The word rendered _share_denotes _a portion
assigned_, whether of land or property or food. The A.V., _por...
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Jehovah is the Psalmist's portion....
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THE LORD IS THE PORTION, &C.— See the note on Psalms 11:6. _Thou
maintainest my lot,_ means that God had preserved for him the glory to
which he was to be exalted in the quality of Messiah. See Psalms...
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PSALMS 16
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
An Ideal Israelite's Triumph over Death.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 16:1-4, Prayer for Preservation: offered in
Dependence on Jehovah, Discernment of his Doings, and Det...
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_THE LORD IS THE PORTION OF MINE INHERITANCE AND OF MY CUP: THOU
MAINTAINEST MY LOT._
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance - (Lamentations 3:24.)
The image is from the tribe of Levi and Aaron...
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16:5 inheritance (f-7) Or 'mine assigned portion.'...
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The Ps. is the confident and joyous prayer of one whose highest
satisfaction is in God and in good men (Psalms 16:2), who renounces
all the ways of idolatry (Psalms 16:4), and who finds in God not onl...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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THE PORTION. — There is allusion here to the Levitical portion
(Numbers 18:20): “I am thy portion and thine inheritance.” The
poet, whom we must imagine exiled from his actual inheritance in
Canaan, c...
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יְֽהוָ֗ה מְנָת ־חֶלְקִ֥י וְ כֹוסִ֑י
אַ֝תָּ֗ה...
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Psalms 16:1
THE progress of thought in this psalm is striking. The singer is first
a bold confessor in the face of idolatry and apostasy (Psalms 16:1).
Then the inward sweetness of his faith fills his...
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THE CITIZEN OF ZION AND HIS INHERITANCE
Psalms 15:1; Psalms 16:1
The first of these psalms was probably composed to celebrate the
bringing of the Ark to Mount Zion, 1 Samuel 6:20. It describes the
ch...
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This is a song of satisfaction. The singer is not one who is
unfamiliar with peril. The opening sentence is a sigh, revealing the
consciousness of peril. Toward the close, the shadows of She01 and the...
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_Perfect. Hebrew, "support" me in these hard ways, where I am in
continual danger of falling. (Calmet) --- A Deo est incipere, a Deo
est finire. (St. Jerome) --- God's grace enables us to begin and to...
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5._The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance. _Here the Psalmist
explains his sentiments more clearly. He shows the reason why he
separates himself from idolaters, and resolves to continue in the
ch...
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With Psalms 16 we begin a very important series of psalms those in
which the connection of Christ Himself with the remnant is brought
before us by the divine Spirit. In Psalms 16, Christ takes formall...
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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
b...
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The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou
maintainest my lot.
Ver. 5. _The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance_] Therefore I
have neither need nor mind to run a madding af...
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_The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance_ Hebrew, חלקי,
_chelki, of my division_, that is, of that portion which God hath
mercifully divided, or distributed to me, and which, by his grace, I
have...
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The Lord is the Portion of Mine inheritance, the allotment of His
portion, AND OF MY CUP; THOU MAINTAINEST MY LOT. His lot is the
enjoyment of Jehovah's mercy, who continues to shed upon Him the
fulln...
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PROPHECY OF CHRIST'S SUFFERING AND RESURRECTION.
According to Peter, Acts 2:25, and Paul, Acts 13:35, this psalm
relates to Christ, expressing the feelings of His human nature in view
of His suffering...
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OF MINE:
_ Heb._ of my part...
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OF MINE INHERITANCE, or, _of my division_, i.e. of that inheritance
which God hath mercifully divided or distributed to me, and which I by
his grace have chosen for myself. I envy not the vast riches...
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Psalms 16:5 LORD H3068 portion H4490 inheritance H2506 cup H3563
maintain H8551 (H8802) lot H1486
The Lord -...
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YHWH MAINTAINS HIS LOT AND DESTINY (5-6).
‘YHWH is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup,
You maintain my lot.
The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places,
Yes, I have a goodly heritage.'...
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Psalms 16:5
I. The first thought that comes out of the words before us is this:
All true religion has its very heart in deliberately choosing God as
our supreme good. (1) The highest form of possessio...
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Psalms 16:1. _Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust._
Notice how the psalmist urges the prevailing plea of faith. A trusted
God will be a preserving God. If thou, believer, canst truly sa...
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Psalms 16:1. _Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust._
Ah, brethren! When we think of our daily dangers, and when we remember
the sinfulness of our nature, this petition may well be our fr...
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CONTENTS: Meditation on the goodness of God.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Those who commit themselves to God's care and submit
themselves to God's guidance will find a blessed portion in Him....
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REFLECTIONS. This is called by the Jews the _Michtam_ or golden psalm,
which David composed during his exile, or while he reigned in Hebron.
It opens with a prayer that God would preserve him; for he...
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_The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup._
MAN’S TRUE TREASURE IN GOD
I. All true religion consists in deliberately choosing God as my
supreme good. Now, how do we possess God? We p...
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_Preserve me, O God: for in Thee do I put my trust._
FAITH IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD
This term suggests that the Psalm is one of strongly marked, incisive
thought. It is a Psalm doubly notable--
1. Bec...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 16:1. When the faithful sing Psalms 16:1,
they entrust themselves to the Lord. They experience confidence and
contentment in his care. The psa
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 16:5 The psalmist is satisfied with the Lord
and his provision. The terms PORTION, LOT, LINES, and INHERITANCE
recall the allo
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INTRODUCTION
“The first clause contains in germ the thought of the entire psalm,
namely, that the pious man has always protection with God against all
his enemies. From this assurance arises the cry o...
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EXPOSITION
THE sixteenth psalm is so far connected with the fifteenth that it is
exclusively concerned, like the fifteenth, with the truly righteous
man. It "depicts the true Israelite as rejoicing in...
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Let's turn now to Psalms 16:1-11. The sixteenth psalm is called a
Michtam of David. A Michtam is actually a meditation or a prayer. And
there are about five or six psalms that are designated as Michta...
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1 Corinthians 15:25; Acts 2:32; Acts 5:31; Deuteronomy 32:9; E
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The Lord — I rejoice in God as my portion, and desire no better, no
other felicity. Cup — The portion which is put into my cup, as the
ancient manner was in feasts, where each had his portion of meat,...