The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
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Gill's Exposition
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul,.... The prophet, or the church, whom he represents, rises and increases in the exercise of faith; from considering the mercies, compassions, and faithfulness of…
Barnes' Notes
The Lord is my portion - “My portion is Yahweh,” see Num 18:20; Psa 16:5 ff. Therefore will I hope in him - A more full expression of the confidence present in the prophet’s mind in Lam 3:21, but…
Adam Clarke
The Lord is my portion - See on Psa 119:67 (note).
Here the clouds begin to disperse and the sky to clear up; the complaint was very melancholy in the former part of the chapter, and yet here the tune is altered and the mourners in Zion begin to look…
Cambridge Bible
The Lord is my portion a frequent expression in the Psalms (Psa 16:5; Psa 73:26; Psa 119:57; Psa 142:5).
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