Numbers 18:20
Psalms 16:5
5-7. God is the chief good, and supplies all need (De 10:9).
portion of mine inheritance and of my cup—may contain an allusion to the daily supply of food, and also to the inheritance of Levi (De 18:1, 2). maintainest—or, drawest out my lot—enlargest it. Ps 16:7 carries out this idea more fully. Psalms 73:26
26. strength—literally, "rock" (Ps 18:2).
portion— (Ps 16:5; La 3:24). Psalms 119:57
57-60. Sincere desires for God's favor, penitence, and activity in a new obedience, truly evince the sincerity of those who profess to find God a portion (Nu 18:20; Ps 16:5; La 3:24).
Jeremiah 10:16
16. portion—from a Hebrew root, "to divide." God is the all-sufficient Good of His people (Nu 18:20; Ps 16:5; 73:26; La 3:24).
not like them—not like the idols, a vain object of trust (De 32:31). former of all things—the Fashioner (as a potter, Isa 64:8) of the universe. rod of his inheritance—The portion marked off as His inheritance by the measuring rod (Eze 48:21). As He is their portion, so are they His portion (De 32:9). A reciprocal tie (compare Jer 51:19; Ps 74:2, Margin). Others make "rod" refer to the tribal rod or scepter.
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