Psalms 16:2
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
KJV
De vultu tuo judicium meum prodeat ; oculi tui videant æquitates.
Vulgate
ἐκ προσώπου σου τὸ κρίμα μου ἐξέλθοι, οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου ἰδέτωσαν εὐθύτητας.
LXX
O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
ASV
אָמַ֣רְתְּ לַֽ֭/יהוָה אֲדֹנָ֣/י אָ֑תָּה ט֝וֹבָתִ֗/י בַּל עָלֶֽי/ךָ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בַּל
bl
particle · 72×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
י
y
noun · 440×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
City of God · 2 passages
Chapter 5.—Of the Sacrifices Which God Does Not Require, But Wished to Be Observed for the Exhibition of Those Things Which He Does Require. And who is so foolish as to suppose that the things offered to God are needed by Him for some uses of His own? Divine Scripture in many places explodes this idea. Not to be wearisome, suffice it to quote this brief saying from a psalm: “I …
Chapter 23.—Porphyry’s Account of the Responses Given by the Oracles of the gods Concerning Christ. For in his book called ἐκ λογίων φιλοσοφίας, in which he collects and comments upon the responses which he pretends were uttered by the gods concerning divine things, he says—I give his own words as they have been translated from the Greek: “To one who inquired what god he should…
'Preserve me, O Lord, for in Thee have I put my trust.' See Ps. xvi. 1. This is spoken in the person of Christ, who says: 'I have said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord; my goods are nothing unto Thee.' See Ps. xvi. 2. The humanity of Christ speaks to His divinity, for the human nature profited nothing to the divine, but the divine profited everything to the human. And then: 'Tho…
Cross-references
- Acts 17:25 — Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
- Eph 5:9 — (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
- Isa 26:13 — O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
- Isa 44:5 — One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
- Job 22:2 — Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
- Job 22:2 — Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
- Job 35:7 — If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
- John 20:28 — And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
- Luke 17:10 — So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
- Luke 17:10 — So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
- Ps 8:1 — O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
- Ps 27:8 — When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
- Ps 31:14 — But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
- Ps 48:14 — For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
- Ps 73:25 — Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
- Ps 73:25 — Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
- Ps 89:26 — He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
- Ps 91:2 — I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- Ps 140:6 — I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
- Rom 11:35 — Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
- Titus 3:8 — This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto
- Zech 13:9 — And 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 on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my