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Verse Psalms 16:6. _THE LINES ARE FALLEN UNTO ME IN PLEASANT PLACES_]
Here is an allusion to the ancient division of the land by lot among
the Israelites, the breadth and length being ascertained by l...
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THE LINES - The word used here refers to the “lines” employed in
measuring and dividing land, Amos 7:17; 2 Samuel 8:2. Hence, the word
comes to denote a portion of land that is “measured out” (or that...
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A REVELATION OF THE CHRIST OF GOD (16-24)
Psalms 16
_ 1. The obedient One (Psalms 16:1)_
2. The path He went (Psalms 16:4)
3. Death and resurrection (Psalms 16:9)
In the nine Psalms which compose...
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XVI. GOD, THE SUPREME GOOD.
Psalms 16:1. The Psalmist's devotion to God and His saints.
Psalms 16:2_ b_, PSALMS 16:3. The text is corrupt; RV requires a
slight emendation or we may supply, I have sai...
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LINES. the land thus allotted by it....
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Jehovah is the Psalmist's portion....
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PSALMS 16
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
An Ideal Israelite's Triumph over Death.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 16:1-4, Prayer for Preservation: offered in
Dependence on Jehovah, Discernment of his Doings, and De...
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_THE LINES ARE FALLEN UNTO ME IN PLEASANT PLACES; YEA, I HAVE A GOODLY
HERITAGE._
The lines are fallen unto me - an image from the cords with which they
used to measure and allot lands. THE LINES ARE...
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16:6 lines (g-2) Or 'portions.' see Joshua 17:5 ,Joshua 17:14 . fallen
(h-4) See Micah 2:5 ....
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The Ps. is the confident and joyous prayer of one whose highest
satisfaction is in God and in good men (Psalms 16:2), who renounces
all the ways of idolatry (Psalms 16:4), and who finds in God not onl...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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THE LINES ARE FALLEN UNTO ME. — The allusion is to the “measuring
cords” by which allotments of land were measured, and they are said
to “fall” possibly because after the measurement the portions were...
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חֲבָלִ֣ים נָֽפְלוּ ־לִ֭י בַּ †
נְּעִמִ֑ים אַף ־נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה
עָלָֽי׃...
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Psalms 16:1
THE progress of thought in this psalm is striking. The singer is first
a bold confessor in the face of idolatry and apostasy (Psalms 16:1).
Then the inward sweetness of his faith fills his...
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THE CITIZEN OF ZION AND HIS INHERITANCE
Psalms 15:1; Psalms 16:1
The first of these psalms was probably composed to celebrate the
bringing of the Ark to Mount Zion, 1 Samuel 6:20. It describes the
ch...
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This is a song of satisfaction. The singer is not one who is
unfamiliar with peril. The opening sentence is a sigh, revealing the
consciousness of peril. Toward the close, the shadows of She01 and the...
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The (e) lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.
(e) With which my portion is measured....
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_Heard me, of former occasions. This encourages me to pray with more
confidence (Berthier) and fervour. Bona vota quoties effectum
percipiunt, multiplicantur. (St. Gregory, Mor. xxxv. 3.) --- Hebrew
a...
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These are very blessed things spoken of, both as they relate to
Christ, and to his people in him. Jesus in his human nature, uniformly
made Jehovah his portion, and looked unto him to maintain his cau...
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6._The lines _(325) _have fallen to me. _The Psalmist confirms more
fully what he had already said in the preceding verse with respect to
his resting, with a composed and tranquil mind, in God alone;...
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With Psalms 16 we begin a very important series of psalms those in
which the connection of Christ Himself with the remnant is brought
before us by the divine Spirit. In Psalms 16, Christ takes formall...
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THE LINES ARE FALLEN UNTO ME IN PLEASANT [PLACES],.... The allusion is
to the measuring of land by lines, and appropriating each part to the
proper owners; and lines design the land that is measured o...
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The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.
Ver. 6. _The lines are fallen_] In allusion to those lines wherewith
they measured land when they parted it. See Deu...
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_The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places_ In a sweet land,
flowing with milk and honey, and, above all, blessed with the presence
and knowledge of the true God. The allusion is the same as it...
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PROPHECY OF CHRIST'S SUFFERING AND RESURRECTION.
According to Peter, Acts 2:25, and Paul, Acts 13:35, this psalm
relates to Christ, expressing the feelings of His human nature in view
of His sufferin...
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THE LINES, i.e. my portion, which was measured with lines. Compare
JOSHUA 17:5 DEUTERONOMY 32:9. IN PLEASANT PLACES; in a sweet land
flowing with milk and honey, and, above all, blessed with the
prese...
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Psalms 16:6 lines H2256 fallen H5307 (H8804) pleasant H5273 good H8231
(H8804) inheritance H5159
The lines - Psalms 78:55; Amos 7:17
in pleasant - Psalms 21:1-3; Hebrews 12:2
I have - Jeremiah 3:19;...
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YHWH MAINTAINS HIS LOT AND DESTINY (5-6).
‘YHWH is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup,
You maintain my lot.
The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places,
Yes, I have a goodly heritage.'...
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Psalms 16:5
I. The first thought that comes out of the words before us is this:
All true religion has its very heart in deliberately choosing God as
our supreme good. (1) The highest form of possessio...
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Psalms 16:1. _Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust._
Ah, brethren! When we think of our daily dangers, and when we remember
the sinfulness of our nature, this petition may well be our fr...
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CONTENTS: Meditation on the goodness of God.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Those who commit themselves to God's care and submit
themselves to God's guidance will find a blessed portion in Him....
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REFLECTIONS. This is called by the Jews the _Michtam_ or golden psalm,
which David composed during his exile, or while he reigned in Hebron.
It opens with a prayer that God would preserve him; for he...
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_Preserve me, O God: for in Thee do I put my trust._
FAITH IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD
This term suggests that the Psalm is one of strongly marked, incisive
thought. It is a Psalm doubly notable--
1. Be...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 16:1. When the faithful sing Psalms 16:1,
they entrust themselves to the Lord. They experience confidence and
contentment in his care. The psalm uses imagery from Israel’s
a...
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INTRODUCTION
“The first clause contains in germ the thought of the entire psalm,
namely, that the pious man has always protection with God against all
his enemies. From this assurance arises the cry o...
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EXPOSITION
THE sixteenth psalm is so far connected with the fifteenth that it is
exclusively concerned, like the fifteenth, with the truly righteous
man. It "depicts the true Israelite as rejoicing in...
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Let's turn now to Psalms 16:1-11. The sixteenth psalm is called a
Michtam of David. A Michtam is actually a meditation or a prayer. And
there are about five or six psalms that are designated as Michta...
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1 Corinthians 3:21; 2 Timothy 2:12; Amos 7:17; Ephesians 1:18; Hebrews
12:2; Jeremiah 3:19; John 20:17; Philippians 2:9; Psalms 21:1;...
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Lines — My portion, which was measured with lines. Are fallen — In
a land flowing with milk and honey, and above all, blessed with the
presence and knowledge of God....