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The Presence of the LORD

Psalms 16:5

In 11 translations

BSB
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
KJV
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.of mine…: Heb. of my part
WEB
Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
ASV
Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
LSV
YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, || You uphold my lot.
YLT
Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou — Thou dost uphold my lot.
DBY
Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
DRC15:5
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.
GNV
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot.
JPS
O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.
LXXE15:5
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me.

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Original-language editions

WLC
יְֽהוָ֗ה מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י וְכוֹסִ֑י אַ֝תָּ֗ה תּוֹמִ֥יךְ גּוֹרָלִֽי׃
LXX-Br15:5
Κύριος μερὶς τῆς κληρονομίας μου καὶ τοῦ ποτηρίου μου, σὺ εἶ ὁ ἀποκαθιστῶν τὴν κληρονομίαν μου ἐμοί.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
  • Psalms 142:5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
  • Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
  • Psalms 119:57The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
  • Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
  • Deuteronomy 32:9But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
  • Psalms 89:20–37I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him. My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him. No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him. I will crush his foes…
  • Psalms 89:4‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
  • Psalms 9:4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
  • Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many…
  • Psalms 116:13I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
  • Jeremiah 10:16The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance— the LORD of Hosts is His name.
  • Psalms 21:7–12For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken. Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You. You will place them in a…
  • Psalms 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
  • Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
  • Acts 5:31God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 15:5 in some Bibles
  • 16:5 in most Bibles

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