Psalms
Psalm 16:5–6
5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;
You have made my lot secure.
6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places;
surely my inheritance is delightful.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 16:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְֽהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my chosen portion | מְנָת־ | mə·nāṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4490 part, portion |
| and my cup | וְכוֹסִ֑י | wə·ḵō·w·sî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3563 cup |
| You | אַ֝תָּ֗ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| have made | תּוֹמִ֥יךְ | tō·w·mîḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8551 grasp, support, attain |
| my lot | גּוֹרָלִֽי׃ | gō·w·rā·lî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1486 lot |
Psalm 16:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The lines | חֲבָלִ֣ים | ḥă·ḇā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2256 cord, territory, band |
| of my | לִ֭י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| have fallen | נָֽפְלוּ־ | nā·p̄ə·lū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| in pleasant places | בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים | ban·nə·‘i·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H5273 pleasant, delightful |
| surely | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| my | עָלָֽי׃ | ‘ā·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| inheritance | נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת | na·ḥă·lāṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| is delightful | שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה | šā·p̄ə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H8231 be beautiful, fair, comely |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 16:5 Psalm 73:26 · Psalm 142:5 · Lamentations 3:24 · Psalm 23:5 · Psalm 119:57 · Deuteronomy 32:9 · Psalm 89:20–37 · Psalm 9:4 · Psalm 89:4 · Psalm 116:13 · Isaiah 53:12 · Jeremiah 10:16
Psalm 16:6 Jeremiah 3:19 · Hebrews 12:2 · Psalm 78:55 · Psalm 21:1–3 · Ephesians 1:18 · Romans 8:17 · 1 Corinthians 3:21–23 · Philippians 2:9–11 · Revelation 3:21 · 2 Timothy 2:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.