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Psalm 16

Psa. 16:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The lines
chebel (Hebrew #2256)
from 2254; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
KJV usage: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
Pronounce: kheh'-bel
Origin: or chebel {khay'-bel}
are fallen
naphal (Hebrew #5307)
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (X hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, X surely, throw down.
Pronounce: naw-fal'
Origin: a primitive root
unto me in pleasant
na`iym (Hebrew #5273)
delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: pleasant(-ure), sweet.
Pronounce: naw-eem'
Origin: from 5276
places; yea, I have a goodly
shaphar (Hebrew #8231)
to glisten, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) fair
KJV usage: X goodly.
Pronounce: shaw-far'
Origin: a primitive root
heritage
nachalah (Hebrew #5159)
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
KJV usage: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare 5158.
Pronounce: nakh-al-aw'
Origin: from 5157 (in its usual sense)
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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The lines.
Psa. 78:55• 55He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. (Psa. 78:55)
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Amos 7:17• 17Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. (Amos 7:17)
in pleasant.
Psa. 21:1‑3• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
 2Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
 3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. (Psa. 21:1‑3)
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Heb. 12:2• 2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Heb. 12:2)
I have.
Jer. 3:19• 19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. (Jer. 3:19)
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John 20:17• 17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. (John 20:17)
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Rom. 8:17• 17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. (Rom. 8:17)
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1 Cor. 3:21‑23• 21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
 22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
 23And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's. (1 Cor. 3:21‑23)
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Eph. 1:18• 18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (Eph. 1:18)
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Phil. 2:9‑11• 9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:9‑11)
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2 Tim. 2:12• 12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: (2 Tim. 2:12)
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Rev. 3:21• 21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. (Rev. 3:21)
• The lines fallen in pleasant places, I believe to be His joy as man in God, and in what was before God. Compare Col. 1:1-3. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 16” by J.N. Darby)
• In the sense of the favor of the Lord, He could say, “The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places.” (“Psalms 16” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The linesg are fallenh unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "portions." see Josh. 17.5,14.
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See Mic. 2.5.