Psalms 16:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 16:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 16:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 16:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 16:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 16:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 16:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 16:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thou hast said to Jehovah, `My Lord Thou <FI>art<Fi> ;' My good <FI>is<Fi> not for thine own sake;”

Psalms 16:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 16:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 16:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 16:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Psalms 16:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 16:2 in Context — Psalms 16

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.

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What Does Psalms 16:2 Mean?

Psalms 16:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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