Psalms 16:2
I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
1The inscription of a title to David himself. Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put trust in thee.
3To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my desires in them.
Cross References
Job 35:7And if thou do justly, what shalt thou give him, or what shall he receive of thy hand?
Psalms 27:8My heart hath said to thee: My face hath sought thee: thy face, O Lord, will I still seek.
Psalms 50:9I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks.
Psalms 89:26And I will set his hand in the sea; and his right hand in the rivers.
Isaiah 26:13O Lord our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us, only in thee let us remember thy name.
Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined: and I will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say: Thou art my people: and they shall say: The Lord 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 →