cast. cord by lot. Referring to the custom, by which, round every village in Palestine, the land was divided by lot every year to the various families; hence, the expression in Psalms 16:6, "cord" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for the portion of land marked out by it. It therefore. divide your inheritances. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 26:55; Numbers 26:56). App-92.
congregation. assembly. Compare Deuteronomy 23:1-3; Deuteronomy 23:8.