Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
Among the smooth (stones) of the stream (is) thy portion. The Hebrew, chalqeey (H2511), smooth, is explained by Gesenius, 'in the bare places of the valley.' But what follows - "even to them hast thou poured a drink offering" - confirms the English version. The smooth stones, shaped as idols, are the gods chosen by thee as thy portion (Psalms 16:4-5).
Even to them ... thou hast offered a meat offering - not a bloody sacrifice, but one of meal and flour mingled with oil. "Meat," in Old English, meant food, not flesh, as it now means (Leviticus 14:10); Hebrew, minchaahh.
Should I receive comfort in these? - `Should I be delighted in these?' (Syriac.) 'Shall I bear these things with patience?' (Horsley.) So the Septuagint, Arabic, and Vulgate, 'Shall I not be indignant at these things?'