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A Divinely Appointed Lot
Commentators explain that the "lines" refer to measuring cords used to divide land, and they have "fallen" because portions were assigned by casting lots. This imagery, drawn from Israel's settlement of Canaan, signifies that the psalmist's blessings and life circumstances are a divinely appointed and secure inheritance from God, not a random or self-earned outcome.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 16:6
18th Century
Theologian
The lines - The word used here refers to the "lines" employed in measuring and dividing land (Amos 7:17; [Reference 2 Samuel 8:2…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 16:6
19th Century
Bishop
The lines are fallen unto me. —The allusion is to the “measuring cords” by which allotments of land were measured, and th…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 16:6
19th Century
Preacher
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
The Jewish rulers stretched the measuring or dividin…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 16:6
16th Century
Theologian
The lines have fallen to me. The Psalmist confirms more fully what he had already said in the preceding verse regarding his resting, with …
John Gill
On Psalms 16:6
17th Century
Pastor
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]
The allusion is to the measuring of land by lines, and appropriati…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 16:1–11
17th Century
Minister
David flees to God's protection with cheerful, believing confidence. Those who have avowed that the Lord is their Lord should often remind themselv…