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Psalm 16:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

5 Lord, my allotted portion and my cup,
    you have made my destiny secure.(A)
6 [a]Pleasant places were measured out for me;
    fair to me indeed is my inheritance.

II

7 I bless the Lord who counsels me;
    even at night my heart exhorts me.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:6 Pleasant places were measured out for me: the psalmist is pleased with the plot of land measured out to the family, which was to be passed on to succeeding generations (“my inheritance”).
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