Psalm 16/Notes/Lexical.v. 5.408107

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  • The word cup (כּוֹס) is "often used figuratively to denote one's portion in life, received from God" (SDBH; cf. Pss 11:6; note also the similar sense of "cup" in the NT, e.g., John 11:18). In Psalm 16:5, YHWH not only gives the psalmist his cup (i.e., determines his destiny, YHWH himself is the psalmist's cup, his portion in life (cf. Ps 73:24–26).