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Psalm 16:2
ESV I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."
NIV I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
NASB I said to the Lord, 'You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides You.'
CSB I said to the Lord, "You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides you."
NLT I said to the Lord, 'You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.'
KJV O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
NKJV O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.”

What does Psalm 16:2 mean?

This records part of David's prayer. He confesses that God is his Lord. He has a personal relationship with the Lord. His faith is anchored in God. He also states that the Lord is his sole good. In comparison to God, nothing in David's life was good, and apart from God, nothing was comparatively good in David. James assures us, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change" (James 1:17). The believer can acknowledge what David acknowledges in Psalm 23:6: "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life."

Whoever thinks he is good apart from a personal relationship with the Lord is mistaken. Romans 3:12 states, "All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." It is possible to appear good in the sight of humans, but it is impossible to appear good in the eyes of the Lord without a personal relationship with Him.
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