Psalm 16:2 Douay-Rheims

I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods.

Radak

c. 1160–1235 Jewish

Thou (fem.) hast said to the Lord, Thou art my Sovereign Lord: – He addresses his soul and says: Thou hast said and confessed to the Lord that He is thy God and Sovereign Lord; and such (address) is proper for thee; and thou shalt say unto Him likewise: The good I do is not unto Thee: – They (Rashi and Rabbi Moses ha-Cohen ibn Giktilla) have interpreted (the clause): “The good which Thou doest to me it is not incumbent upon Thee to do, for I am not worthy of it, but it is entirely due to Thy loving-kindness.” And my revered father, of blessed memory, has interpreted: “The good I do is not done to Thee,” meaning that it does not reach Thee (personally), for one cannot dispose for, or help, or give to Thee; but it is

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1235 · Psalms 16:2 (Hebrew numbering)

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