Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 16:2 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“{O my soul}, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou {art} my Lord: my goodness {extendeth} not to thee;”
Psalms 16:2
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[Michtam of David.] Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. {Michtam: or, A golden Psalm}
{O my soul}, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou {art} my Lord: my goodness {extendeth} not to thee;
{But} to the saints that {are} in the earth, and {to} the excellent, in whom {is} all my delight.
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. {hasten...: or, give gifts to another}
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