Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance is for me.
New American Standard Bible
Indeed, my heritage is
King James Version
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Holman Bible
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
International Standard Version
The boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places for me; truly, I have a beautiful heritage.
A Conservative Version
The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places. Yea, I have a fine heritage.
American Standard Version
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Amplified
The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.
Bible in Basic English
Fair are the places marked out for me; I have a noble heritage.
Darby Translation
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Julia Smith Translation
The cords fell to me in sweetnesses; also the inheritance was bountiful upon me.
King James 2000
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Yes, [my] inheritance is delightful for me.
Modern King James verseion
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yea, I have a beautiful inheritance.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The lot is fallen unto me in fair ground; yea I have a goodly heritage.
NET Bible
It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.
New Heart English Bible
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
The Emphasized Bible
The lines, have fallen unto me, in pleasant places, Verily an inheritance that delighteth me.
Webster
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a goodly heritage.
World English Bible
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 16:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Confidence In The Lord
5 Jehovah is the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou -- Thou dost uphold my lot. 6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance is for me. 7 I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also in the nights my reins instruct me.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 78:55
And casteth out nations from before them, And causeth them to fall in the line of inheritance, And causeth the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents,
Jeremiah 3:19
And I have said, How do I put thee among the sons, And give to thee a desirable land, A beauteous inheritance of the hosts of nations, And I say, My father -- ye do call to Me, And from after Me ye do not turn back.
Psalm 21:1-3
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.
Amos 7:17
therefore thus said Jehovah: Thy wife in the city doth go a-whoring, And thy sons and thy daughters by sword do fall, And thy land by line is apportioned, And thou on an unclean land diest, And Israel certainly removeth from off its land.'
John 20:17
Jesus saith to her, 'Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to your God.'
Romans 8:17
and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ -- if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.
1 Corinthians 3:21-23
So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,
Ephesians 1:18
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
Philippians 2:9-11
wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that is above every name,
2 Timothy 2:12
if we do endure together -- we shall also reign together; if we deny him, he also shall deny us;
Hebrews 12:2
looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;
Revelation 3:21
He who is overcoming -- I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne.