“The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.”
The affirmation that the Lord is the speaker's chosen portion and cup, holding his lot establishes God as the source of everything the speaker values and possesses. The imagery of portion and cup suggests the speaker's share in life and the experiences that constitute existence. The holding of lot suggests God's governance of the speaker's circumstances and destiny. This verse articulates the comprehensive nature of the speaker's commitment: God comprises the totality of what the speaker values.
Church Fathers on Psalms 16:5
The inscription of the title, of David himself. 1. Our King in this Psalm speaks in the character of the human nature He assumed, of whom the royal title at the time of His passion was eminently set forth. 2. Now He says as follows; “Preserve me, O Lord, for in You have I hoped” Psalm 15:1: “I have said to the Lord, You are my God, for You require not my goods” Psalm 15:2: for with my goods Thou dost not look to be made blessed. 3. “To the saints who are on His earth”…
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