Psalm 16:5
“The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 16Meaning
Calling the LORD the psalmist’s portion and cup uses inheritance imagery to say that God himself is the defining good and security of the speaker’s life.
Read carefully
Calling the LORD the psalmist’s portion and cup uses inheritance imagery to say that God himself is the defining good and security of the speaker’s life. Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Let this verse deepen refuge and loyalty to God without turning poetic confidence into a guarantee of comfort, superiority, or immunity from suffering.