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Psalm 16:2

Hebrew
אָמַ֣רְתְּ לַֽ֭יהוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֲדֹנָ֣י אָ֑תָּה ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י בַּל עָלֶֽיךָ
ESV
I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
NIV
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
NLT
I said to the LORD, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.”
LXX
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greek

The definite article
κυρίῳ κύριός μου εἶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

The definite article
ἀγαθῶν μου οὐ χρείαν ἔχεις
KJV
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

Psalm 16:1 ← Psalm 16:2 → Psalm 16:3

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