Psalms 16:2
Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou [art];' My good [is] not for thine own sake;
Young's Literal 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
1A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.
3For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in them.
Cross References
Job 35:7If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?
Psalms 27:8To Thee said my heart 'They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'
Psalms 50:9I take not from thy house a bullock, From thy folds he goats.
Psalms 89:26He proclaimeth me: 'Thou [art] my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'
Isaiah 26:13O Jehovah our God, lords have ruled us besides Thee, Only, by Thee we make mention of Thy name.
Zechariah 13:9And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, 'My people it [is],' And it saith, '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 →