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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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אָמַ֣רְתְּamartesayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לַֽ֭יהוָהlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֲדֹנָ֣יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.אָ֑תָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.ט֝וֹבָתִ֗יtovatigoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “good”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.עָלֶֽיךָaleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee';

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou [art];' My good [is] not for thine own sake;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my Lord; I have no good but in Thee';

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I said to the Lord, Thou art my Lord; for thou hast no need of my goodness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπα τῷ Κυρίῳ, Κύριός μου εἶ σὺ, ὅτι τῶν ἀγαθῶν μου οὐ χρείαν ἔχεις.