Psalm 16:2 “I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good th…”

Psalm 16:2

I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

World English Bible

My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

American Standard Version

O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

O my soule, thou hast sayd vnto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my weldoing extendeth not to thee,

Darby Translation

Thou [my soul] hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee; —

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou [art];' My good [is] not for thine own sake;

Bible in Basic English

O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

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Cross references

“thou hast”

Psalm 31:14 Psalm 89:26 Psalm 91:2 Psalm 8:1 Psalm 27:8 John 20:28

Psalm 31:14 · BSB

But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”

Psalm 89:26 · BSB

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

Psalm 91:2 · BSB

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 8:1 · BSB

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

Psalm 27:8 · BSB

My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

John 20:28 · BSB

Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”

“my goodness”

Romans 11:35 Luke 17:10 Psalm 50:9 Psalm 50:10 Job 22:2 Job 22:3

Romans 11:35 · BSB

“Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”

Luke 17:10 · BSB

So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

Psalm 50:9 · BSB

I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,

Psalm 50:10 · BSB

for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.

Job 22:2 · BSB

“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?

Job 22:3 · BSB

Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?

Also

Psalm 73:25

Psalm 73:25 · BSB

Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.

3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.

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