Psalms 16:2
I have said to Jehovah, Thou art my Lord; I have no happiness beyond thee!
Noyes Bible
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“A psalm off David.” Preserve me, O God! for to thee do I look for help.
3The holy that are in the land, and the excellent,—in them is all my delight.
Cross References
Job 35:7If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?
Psalms 27:8When I think of thy precept, “Seek ye my face!” Thy face, LORD, do I seek.
Psalms 50:9I will take no bullock from thy house, Nor he-goat from thy folds;
Psalms 89:26He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'
Isaiah 26:13O Jehovah, our God, other lords have had dominion over us besides thee; Only through thee do we call upon thy name.
Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, And will refine them, as silver is refined, And will try them, as gold is tried; They shall call upon me, and I will hear them; I will say, “It is my people.” And they shall say, “Jehovah is our 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 →