Psalms 16:5

"Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the futility and sorrow that accompany worshiping false gods. By rejecting such practices, David affirms his commitment to honoring God alone, emphasizing that true devotion brings no regret while false worship leads only to pain and guilt.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance -In contradistinction from idols. The margin here is, “of my part.” The word properly means “lot, portion, part;” and is applicable to the portion of booty or plunder that fell to anyone; or to the portion of land that belonged to anyone in the division of an estate,2Ki 9:10,2 Kings 9:36-37. The meaning here is, that Yahweh was the being whom the psalmist worshipped as God, and that he sought no possession or comfort which did not proceed from him. And my cup -The allusion here is to what we drink; and hence, the term is used in the sense of “lot” or “portion.” See the notes atIsaiah 51:17. Compare the notes atPsalms 11:6.

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