What is the meaning of Psalm 16:6? The lines of my boundary - David pictures the surveying cords that marked out a tract of promised land. Behind those lines stands the Lord who, as Acts 17:26 states, “appointed their times and the boundaries of their dwellings.” - Because “The LORD is my portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure” (Psalm 16:5), those lines are not random; they express a Father’s wise, loving sovereignty—just as Deuteronomy 32:8–9 affirms that God himself fixed Israel’s borders. - In daily life, each calling, relationship, and season has God-drawn limits that protect rather than confine. Recognizing that truth frees us from envy (Psalm 73:26) and centers us in gratitude. have fallen in pleasant places - The verb “fallen” recalls lot-casting (Proverbs 16:33). What looks like chance is, in fact, God’s intentional placement (Romans 8:28). - “Pleasant places” echoes the shepherd’s care: “He makes me lie down in green pastures” (Psalm 23:2). Even in hardship, the believer can echo Jeremiah 29:11, trusting the Lord’s good plans. - Practical checkpoints: • Catalog evidences of the Lord’s kindness—spiritual, relational, material. • Guard contentment by rehearsing Psalm 34:8: “Taste and see that the LORD is good.” surely my inheritance is delightful - For Israel, inheritance began with literal soil; for the believer, it culminates in the Lord himself (Psalm 16:5) and an imperishable future: “an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading” (1 Peter 1:4). - Ephesians 1:11 reminds us we “were also chosen as God’s own inheritance,” underscoring both our privilege and security. - The delight is two-sided: God delights to give (Luke 12:32), and we delight to receive—ultimately enjoying Revelation 21:7, where the heirs inherit “all things.” summary God personally draws the boundary lines of our lives; those lines rest in pleasant places because His hand is good. Therefore we rejoice in a delightful inheritance—present fellowship with Him and an eternal future that cannot be lost. Contentment flourishes when we view every circumstance through the certainty of His wise, loving allocation. |
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