New Living Translation
Psalms 16:2
2I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from 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 me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge. I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.” 3The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them! 4Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood or even speak the names of their gods.
Read all of Psalms 16Psalms 16:2 word by word
אָמַ֣רְתְּ לַֽ֭יהוָה אֲדֹנָ֣י אָ֑תָּה ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 16:2
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.
- Psalms 27:8My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”
- Psalms 31:14But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!”
- Psalms 89:26And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
- Psalms 91:2This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.
- Isaiah 26:13O Lord our God, others have ruled us, but you alone are the one we worship.
- Isaiah 44:5Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the Lord.’ Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’ Some will write the Lord’s name on their hands and will take the name of Israel as their own.”
- Zechariah 13:9I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’”
- John 20:28“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed.
- Psalms 50:9But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens.
- Job 22:2“Can a person do anything to help God? Can even a wise person be helpful to him?
- Job 35:7If you are good, is this some great gift to him? What could you possibly give him?
- Luke 17:10In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’”
- Romans 11:35And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back?
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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