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5 ‎[1] **The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and my cup:** – I have no other portion beside Him as these men have, whose inheritance and portion is silver and gold and the pleasures of the world; but, as for me, the Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and my cup. The portion, the inheritance, the cup, and the lot are identical; it is simply a repetition of the idea with a change of terms to give emphasis, as is the custom of the language; the meaning being, in all my words and in all my affairs He is my inheritance and to Him is my devotion (directed). And the interpretation of
‎[2] **Thou maintainest my lot (is):** – Thou didst help me when I chose this inheritance for myself, as they say (Babli, Yoma 38 b): "He who comes to be cleansed is helped (by Heaven)." 7 And the word ,תומיך (maintainest) is written with hireq equivalent to sire; 8 and so "Behold, I add (יוסף) to thy days" (Isaiah 38:5); "Behold, I add (יוסף) to do a marvellous work " with hireq equivalent to sere (ibid. 29:14).
Version: R. David Kimhi on the first book of Psalms, Translated by R.G. Finch, London, 1919
Source: https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH002055445
License: Public Domain