“The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.” (Psalm 16:5)
The Lord is …
- the substance of my inheritance. (“The Lord is my chosen portion”)
- the chooser of my inheritance. (“my chosen portion,” cf. Psa. 47:4)
- the measure of my inheritance. (“and my cup”)
- the security of my inheritance. (“you hold my lot.”)
Therefore, come what may, I can say: “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” (v.6)