Psalms
Psalm 16:2–3
2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
apart from You I have no good thing.”
3As for the saints in the land,
they are the excellence
in whom all my delight resides.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 16:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I said | אָמַ֣רְתְּ | ’ā·mart | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the LORD | לַֽ֭יהוָה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| You | אָ֑תָּה | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are my Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| apart from You | עָלֶֽיךָ׃ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| I have no | בַּל־ | bal- | Adverb | H1077 not |
| good thing | ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י | ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
Psalm 16:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As for the saints | לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים | liq·ḏō·wō·šîm | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural | H6918 sacred, holy |
| in the land | בָּאָ֣רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| they | הֵ֑מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are the excellence | וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י | wə·’ad·dî·rê | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H117 majestic |
| in whom all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my delight | חֶפְצִי־ | ḥep̄·ṣî- | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2656 delight, pleasure |
| resides | בָֽם׃ | ḇām | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 16:2 Psalm 73:25 · Psalm 31:14 · Job 22:2–3 · Psalm 89:26 · Psalm 8:1 · John 20:28 · Psalm 27:8 · Psalm 91:2 · Isaiah 26:13 · Romans 11:35 · Zechariah 13:9 · Isaiah 44:5
Psalm 16:3 Proverbs 13:20 · Hebrews 6:10 · Proverbs 12:26 · 2 Chronicles 6:41 · Acts 9:13 · Malachi 3:17 · 1 John 3:14–17 · Ephesians 5:25–27 · Isaiah 62:4 · Song of Solomon 4:1–7 · Proverbs 8:31 · Psalm 30:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.