Psalms 16:5

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance - In contradistinction from idols. The margin here is, “of my part.” The word properly means “lot, po...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XVI. God, the Supreme Good. Psalms 16:1-3 . The Psalmist's devotion to God and His saints. Psalms 16:2 b , Psalms 16:3 . The text is cor...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

portion. Note the four things: portion ( Psalms 16:5 ); path, presence, pleasures ( Psalms 16:11 ). maintainest . wilt maintain. lot. Put by F...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance. Here the Psalmist explains his sentiments more clearly. He shows the reason why he separates...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance - The Messiah speak...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance - ( Lamentati...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Ps. is the confident and joyous prayer of one whose highest satisfaction is in God and in good men ( Psalms 16:2-3 ), who renounces all the ways...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 16:1-11 THE progress of thought in this psalm is striking. The singer is first a bold confessor in the face of idolatry and apostasy ( Psal...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Citizen of Zion and His Inheritance Psalms 15:1-5 ; Psalms 16:1-11 The first of these psalms was probably composed to celebrate the bringi...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 pe...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 h...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 ] Theref...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Believing Confidence; Consecration to God. Michtam of David. 1 Pre...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 grac...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “The first clause contains in germ the thought of the entire psalm, namely, that the pious man has always protection with God against a...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 16:5-6 I. The first thought that comes out of the words before us is this: All true religion has its very heart in deliberately choosing Go...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 sinfu...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 b...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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, in...
The Biblical Illustrator

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 Go...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE sixteenth psalm is so far connected with the fifteenth that it is exclusively concerned, like the fifteenth, with the truly rig...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prophecy of Christ's Suffering and Resurrection. According to Peter, Acts 2:25-31 , and Paul, Acts 13:35 , this psalm relates to Christ, express...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 Jeho...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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 mann...

⁵ The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 16:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 16:5