Psalms 16:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;”

Psalms 16:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 16:27 words

HebrewMeaning

אָמַ֣רְתְּʾāmarətə

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

לַֽ֭/יהוָהlayhwāh

LORDpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֲדֹנָ֣/יʾădōnāy

LordnounH136

אָ֑תָּהʾātāh

theeprepH859

thou · ye · you

ט֝וֹבָתִ֗/יṭwōbātiy

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

בַּלbal

lestparticleH1077

neither · no · none · not ···

עָלֶֽי/ךָʿāleykā

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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