Psalm 16
The words of verse 6 are beautiful and almost without comparison, something we all want to say: “The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.” It is important to note that this description is in the middle of the Psalm. The context here is very powerful. In verses 1-5, David declares his absolute loyalty to the Lord and the Lord's people. He has rejected false gods and committed himself to the Lord as his chief end.
The verses following the beautiful promise of verse 6 are no less powerful. We see David is worshiping and rolling over in his heart and mind who the Lord is. It is loyalty and worship that make life pleasant and delightful. This Psalm includes a Messianic prophecy of Jesus: the most perfectly loyal and the one who most loved the Father was not rich in this world. The promise of verse 6 is not specifically about property. But loyalty and worship make any place a delight.
“Lord, give me the grace to love and worship You and there find my delight. AMEN.”
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