Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
O my soul , thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
Holman Bible
I have nothing good besides You.”
International Standard Version
I told the LORD, "You are my master, I have nothing good apart from you."
A Conservative Version
Thou [my soul] have said to LORD, Thou are my LORD. I have no good beyond thee.
Amplified
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”
Bible in Basic English
O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.
Darby Translation
Thou my soul hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; --
Julia Smith Translation
Thou saidst to Jehovah, Thou my Lord: my good not upon thee.
King James 2000
O my soul, you have said unto the LORD, You are my Lord: my goodness reaches not to you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."
Modern King James verseion
Oh my soul, you have said to Jehovah, You are my Lord; I have no goodness apart from You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, "Thou art my God, my goods are nothing like unto thee."
NET Bible
I say to the Lord, "You are the Lord, my only source of well-being."
New Heart English Bible
My soul, you have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
Webster
O my soul, thou hast said to the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
World English Bible
My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou art;' My good is not for thine own sake;
Themes
Topics
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 16:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Confidence In The Lord
1 Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge. 2 O my soul , thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee. 3 As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but thee ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
Job 22:2-3
Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
Job 35:7-8
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?
Psalm 8:1
O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
Psalm 27:8
When thou saidst , Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
Psalm 31:14
But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Psalm 50:9-10
I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds.
Psalm 89:26
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
Psalm 91:2
I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Isaiah 26:13
O Jehovah our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Isaiah 44:5
One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the third part into 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 people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
Luke 17:10
Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.
John 20:28
Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Romans 11:35
or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?