Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 16:6 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant {places}; yea, I have a goodly heritage.”
Psalms 16:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Their sorrows shall be multiplied {that} hasten {after} another {god}: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. {hasten...: or, give gifts to another}
The LORD {is} the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. {of mine...: Heb. of my part}
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant {places}; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
I have set the LORD always before me: because {he is} at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
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