Sunday, December 28, 2025

Psalm 16:6

When I read Psalm 16 in my German Psalter, I found the same sort of feature in verse 6 that I'd noticed in the ESV years ago.
Das Los ist mir gefallen auf liebliches Land; mir ist ein schönes Erbteil geworden.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
The phrase "liebliches Land" ("lovely land," comparable to the ESV's "pleasant places") alliterates, and in a small way, this euphony matches the meaning.