Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
"The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup." With what confidence and bounding joy does Jesus turn to Jehovah, whom his soul possessed and delighted in! Content beyond measure with his portion in the Lord his God, he had not a single desire with which to hunt after other gods; his cup was full, and his heart was full too; even...
God is the chief good, and supplies all need (Deu 10:9). portion of mine inheritance and of my cup--may contain an allusion to the daily supply of food, and also to the inheritance of Levi (Deu 18:1-2). maintainest--or, drawest out my lot--enlargest it. Psa 16:7 carries out this idea more fully.
David opens by casting himself wholly on God's protection, for he knows that solid happiness rests in God alone and nowhere else. He strips away all false devotions and pledges himself entirely to the Lord, who sustains His people in every needful thing.
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Commenting on Psalm 16:1-11