Psalms 16:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.”
Psalms 16:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 16:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 16:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 16:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.”
Psalms 16:5 — World English Bible
Psalms 16:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.”
Psalms 16:5 — American Standard Version
Psalms 16:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou--Thou dost uphold my lot.”
Psalms 16:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 16:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.”
Psalms 16:5 — Darby Translation
Psalms 16:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot.”
Psalms 16:5 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 16:5 in Context — Psalms 16
3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4 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.
5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
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What Does Psalms 16:5 Mean?
Psalms 16:5 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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