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Psalms 16:2

Psalms 16:2
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord,.... Some take these to be the words of David speaking to the church, who had owned the Lord to be her Lord, and had declared what follows; others think they…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord - The words “O my soul” are not in the original. A literal rendering of the passage would be, “Thou hast said unto the Lord,” etc., leaving something to be…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 16:1-7

This psalm is entitled Michtam, which some translate a golden psalm, a very precious one, more to be valued by us than gold, yea, than much fine gold, because it speaks so plainly of Christ and his…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Massoretic Text reads thou(fem.) hast said, assuming that the poet holds colloquy with himself, and addresses his soul, as in Psa 42:5; Lam 3:24 (a passage evidently based on this psalm). So the…