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Psalm 16:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 16:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 Those who chase after other gods
only multiply their sorrows.
Never will I pour out libations of blood to them,
nor will I take up their names[a] on my lips.
5 O Lord, you are my allotted portion and my cup;[b]
you have made my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines have established a pleasant site for me;
I have truly received a wonderful inheritance.
Footnotes
- Psalm 16:4 Take up their names: that is, appeal to or worship them (see Jos 23:7).
- Psalm 16:5 Cup: a metaphor referring to what the host offers his guests to drink. To the righteous the Lord offers a cup of blessings (see Ps 23:5) or salvation (see Ps 116:13), but he makes the wicked drink from a cup of wrath (see Jer 25:15; Rev 14:10; 16:19).
