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Psalms 16:2
2I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good besides You.”
Psalms 16:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
- New International Version (NIV)I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.”
Context of Psalms 16:2
1Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge. I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good besides You.” 3As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land, They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight. 4The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry]; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
Read all of Psalms 16Psalms 16:2 word by word
אָמַ֣רְתְּ לַֽ֭יהוָה אֲדֹנָ֣י אָ֑תָּה ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 16:2
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens.
- Psalms 27:8When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].”
- Psalms 31:14But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O Lord; I said, “You are my God.”
- Psalms 89:26He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
- Psalms 91:2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust [with great confidence, and on whom I rely]!”
- Isaiah 26:13O Lord our God, other masters besides You have ruled over us; But through You alone we confess Your name.
- Isaiah 44:5One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’; And another will name himself after Jacob; And another will write on his hand, ‘I am the Lord’s,’ And be called by the [honorable] name of Israel.
- Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will listen and answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
- John 20:28Thomas answered Him, “My Lord and my God!”
- Psalms 50:9I will accept no young bull from your house Nor male goat from your folds.
- Job 22:2“Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?
- Job 35:7If you are righteous, what do you give God, Or what does He receive from your hand?
- Luke 17:10So you too, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants [undeserving of praise or a reward, for we have not gone beyond our obligation]; we have merely done what we ought to do.’ ”
- Romans 11:35Or who has first given to Him that it would be paid back to him?
Commentaries on Psalms 16:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord - Thou hast said ליהוה layhovah to Jehovah, the supreme, self-existing, and eternal Being; Thou art my Lord, אתה אדני adonai attah, Thou art my prop, stay, or support. As the Messiah, or Son of God, Jesus derived his being and support from Jehovah; and the man Christ was supported by the eternal Divinity that dwelt within him, without which he could not have sustained the sufferings which he passed through…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord - The words “O my soul” are not in the original. A literal rendering of the passage would be, “Thou hast said unto the Lord,” etc., leaving something to be supplied. De Wette renders it: “To Yahweh I call; thou art my Lord.” Luther: “I have said to the Lord.” The Latin Vulgate: “Thou, my soul, hast said to the Lord.” The Septuagint: “I have said unto the Lord.” Dr. Horsley: “I have said unto Jehovah.” The speaker…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2I said to the LORD: The various writers of the psalms pray, lament, and praise the Lord throughout the Psalter (the book of Psalms). The Lord answers them (see Psalm 12:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. my soul--must be supplied; expressed in similar cases (Psa 42:5, 11). my goodness ... thee--This obscure passage is variously expounded. Either one of two expositions falls in with the context. "My goodness" or merit is not on account of Thee--that is, is not for Thy benefit. Then follows the contrast of Psa 16:3 (but is), in respect, or for the saints, &c.--that is, it enures to them. Or, my goodness--or happiness is not besides Thee--that is, without…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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