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Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
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God as Your Ultimate Treasure
Commentators explain that declaring "The Lord is my portion" is a profound statement of faith. It means choosing God as your all-sufficient source of happiness and inheritance, valuing Him above all worldly wealth, honor, or pleasure. As Albert Barnes notes, for the psalmist, God was "all and in all."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou art my portion, O Lord - This begins a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Cheth (ח ch…
19th Century
Anglican
CHETH.
You are my portion, O Lord. —This rendering is in accordance with Psalm 16:5;[Reference Psa…
16th Century
Protestant
You are my portion, O Jehovah! The meaning of this clause is doubtful, because the term Jehovah may be interpreted either in the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, kn…
