Psalms 16:6
What meaning of the psalms 16:6 in the Bible?
What does Psalms 16:6 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage."
What does Psalms 16:6 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage."
Verse Psalms 16:6. _THE LINES ARE FALLEN UNTO ME IN PLEASANT PLACES_] Here is an allusion to the ancient division of the land by lot among the Israelites, the breadth and length being ascertained by l...
THE LINES - The word used here refers to the “lines” employed in measuring and dividing land, Amos 7:17; 2 Samuel 8:2. Hence, the word comes to denote a portion of land that is “measured out” (or that...
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 (Psalms 16:9) In the nine Psalms which compose...
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...
LINES. the land thus allotted by it....
Jehovah is the Psalmist's portion....
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 De...
_THE LINES ARE FALLEN UNTO ME IN PLEASANT PLACES; YEA, I HAVE A GOODLY HERITAGE._ The lines are fallen unto me - an image from the cords with which they used to measure and allot lands. THE LINES ARE...
16:6 lines (g-2) Or 'portions.' see Joshua 17:5 ,Joshua 17:14 . fallen (h-4) See Micah 2:5 ....
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...
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...
THE LINES ARE FALLEN UNTO ME. — 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...
חֲבָלִ֣ים נָֽפְלוּ ־לִ֭י בַּ † נְּעִמִ֑ים אַף ־נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה עָלָֽי׃...
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...
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...
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...
The (e) lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage. (e) With which my portion is measured....
_Heard me, of former occasions. This encourages me to pray with more confidence (Berthier) and fervour. Bona vota quoties effectum percipiunt, multiplicantur. (St. Gregory, Mor. xxxv. 3.) --- Hebrew a...
These are very blessed things spoken of, both as they relate to Christ, and to his people in him. Jesus in his human nature, uniformly made Jehovah his portion, and looked unto him to maintain his cau...
6._The lines _(325) _have fallen to me. _The Psalmist confirms more fully what he had already said in the preceding verse with respect to his resting, with a composed and tranquil mind, in God alone;...
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...
THE LINES ARE FALLEN UNTO ME IN PLEASANT [PLACES],.... The allusion is to the measuring of land by lines, and appropriating each part to the proper owners; and lines design the land that is measured o...
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage. Ver. 6. _The lines are fallen_] In allusion to those lines wherewith they measured land when they parted it. See Deu...
_The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places_ In a sweet land, flowing with milk and honey, and, above all, blessed with the presence and knowledge of the true God. The allusion is the same as it...
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 sufferin...
THE LINES, i.e. my portion, which was measured with lines. Compare JOSHUA 17:5 DEUTERONOMY 32:9. IN PLEASANT PLACES; in a sweet land flowing with milk and honey, and, above all, blessed with the prese...
Psalms 16:6 lines H2256 fallen H5307 (H8804) pleasant H5273 good H8231 (H8804) inheritance H5159 The lines - Psalms 78:55; Amos 7:17 in pleasant - Psalms 21:1-3; Hebrews 12:2 I have - Jeremiah 3:19;...
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.'...
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...
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...
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....
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...
_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. Be...
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 psalm uses imagery from Israel’s a...
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...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 3:21; 2 Timothy 2:12; Amos 7:17; Ephesians 1:18; Hebrews 12:2; Jeremiah 3:19; John 20:17; Philippians 2:9; Psalms 21:1;...
Lines — My portion, which was measured with lines. Are fallen — In a land flowing with milk and honey, and above all, blessed with the presence and knowledge of God....