Psalms 16:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 16:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 16:6 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 16:6 — KJV
“The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.”
— Psalms 16:6 (KJV)
Psalms 16:6 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 16:6
“But 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. from me: Heb. from after me a goodly...: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty pleasant...: Heb. land of desire”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:6: pleasant, goodly, heritage
“But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal. holy...: Heb. holiness of praises to the LORD”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:6: lines, yea
“And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth relieve: Heb. strengthen”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:6: fallen, yea
“And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places. in circuit: Heb. and he circuited”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:6: places, yea
“The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:6: fallen, places
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