Psalm 16:6
Strong's Lexicon
The lines
חֲבָלִ֣ים (ḥă·ḇā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2256: 1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company 1a) a rope, cord 1b) a measuring-cord or line 1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region 1d) a band or company 2) pain, sorrow, travail, pang 2a) pains of travail 2b) pains, pangs, sorrows 3) union 4) destruction

of my {boundary}
לִ֭י ()
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew :

have fallen
נָֽפְלוּ־ (nā·p̄ə·lū-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5307: 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself 1d) (Pilel) to fall

in pleasant places;
בַּנְּעִמִ֑ים (ban·nə·‘i·mîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5273: 1) pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable 1a) delightful 1b) lovely, beautiful (physical) 2) singing, sweetly sounding, musical

surely
אַף־ (’ap̄-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 637: conj (denoting addition, esp of something greater) 1) also, yea, though, so much the more adv 2) furthermore, indeed

my
עָלָֽי׃ (‘ā·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

inheritance
נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת (na·ḥă·lāṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5159: 1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage 1a) property 1b) portion, share 1c) inheritance, portion

is delightful.
שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה (šā·p̄ə·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8231: 1) to be pleasing, be beautiful, be fair, be comely, be bright, glisten 1a) (Qal) to be beautiful

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.

Young's Literal Translation
Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance [is] for me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

New American Standard Bible
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

King James Bible
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

New Living Translation
The land you have given me is a pleasant land. What a wonderful inheritance!

English Standard Version
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

New American Standard Bible
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

King James Bible
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The boundary lines have fallen for me 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.

NET Bible
It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.

American Standard Version
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.

English Revised Version
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Young's Literal Translation
Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance is for me.
















Cross References
Psalm 78:55
He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

Jeremiah 3:19
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 16:5
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Psalm 16:4
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

Psalm 16:3
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Psalm 16:7
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

Psalm 16:8
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Psalm 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
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