Psalms 16:5

Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; ¹  you make my future secure. ² 

LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.

The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.

LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.

My choice is you, GOD, first and only. And now I find I'm [your] choice!

The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.

O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.

Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; ¹  you make my future secure. ² 

¹ tn Heb “O Lord, the portion of my possession and my cup”; or “the Lord [is] the portion of my possession and my cup.” The psalmist compares the Lord to landed property, which was foundational to economic stability in ancient Israel, and to a cup of wine, which may symbolize a reward (in Ps 11:6 it symbolizes the judgment one deserves) or divine blessing (see Ps 23:5). The metaphor highlights the fact that God is the psalmist’s source of security and prosperity.

² tc Heb “you take hold of my lot.” The form תּוֹמִיךְ (tomikh) should be emended to a participle, תוֹמֵךְ (tomekh). The psalmist pictures the Lord as casting his lot (a method used to allot landed property) for him, thus assuring that he will receive a fertile piece of land (see v. 6). As in the previous line, land represents security and economic stability, thus “you make my future secure.”