Psalms 16:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I say to the LORD,“You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 31:14 : 14 But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”
  • Ps 73:25 : 25 Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire no one but you on earth.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say,‘These are my people,’ and they will say,‘The LORD is my God.’”
  • Ps 91:2 : 2 I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust–
  • Isa 26:13 : 13 O LORD, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.
  • Isa 44:5 : 5 One will say,‘I belong to the LORD,’ and another will use the name‘Jacob.’ One will write on his hand,‘The LORD’s,’ and use the name‘Israel.’”
  • Luke 17:10 : 10 So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say,‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.’”
  • John 20:28 : 28 Thomas replied to him,“My Lord and my God!”
  • Ps 89:26 : 26 He will call out to me,‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’
  • Ps 50:9-9 : 9 I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds. 10 For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills.
  • Job 22:2-3 : 2 “Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable? 3 Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless?
  • Job 35:7-8 : 7 If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand? 8 Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.
  • Ps 8:1 : 1 For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!
  • Ps 27:8 : 8 My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O LORD.
  • Rom 11:35 : 35 Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him?

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