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Psalm 16:2-4
Easy-to-Read Version
Psalm 16:2-4
Easy-to-Read Version
2 Some of you[a] have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord.
Every good thing I have comes from you.”
3 But you have also said about the gods[b] of this land,
“They are my powerful gods.
They are the ones who make me happy.”
4 But those who worship other gods will have many troubles.
I will not share in the gifts of blood they offer to their idols.
I will not even say their names.
Footnotes
- Psalm 16:2 Some of you Literally, “you” (singular). Most translations assume it should be “I,” giving a different meaning to verses 2 and 3, which are very difficult in the Hebrew text.
- Psalm 16:3 gods Literally, “holy ones.”
Psalm 16:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 16:2-4
New International Version
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(A)
apart from you I have no good thing.”(B)
3 I say of the holy people(C) who are in the land,(D)
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
4 Those who run after other gods(E) will suffer(F) more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names(G) on my lips.
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