Psalms 16:2
Thou [my soul] hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
In Context
1{Michtam of David.} Preserve me, O God: for I trust in thee.
Cross References
Job 35:7If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?
Psalms 27:8My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.
Psalms 50:9I will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he-goats out of thy folds:
Psalms 89:26*He* shall call unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation;
Isaiah 26:13Jehovah our God, other lords than thee have had dominion over us; by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 16:2-8
Believing Confidence; Consecration to God. 1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord , Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my… Read the whole commentary →