Psalms 16:2

16:2 I say to the Lord, “You are the Lord,

my only source of well-being.” 1 

Psalms 59:9

59:9 You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! 2 

For God is my refuge. 3 

Psalms 119:57

ח (Khet)

119:57 The Lord is my source of security. 4 

I have determined 5  to follow your instructions. 6 

1 tn Heb “my good [is] not beyond you.” For the use of the preposition עַל (’al) in the sense of “beyond,” see BDB 755 s.v. 2.

2 tc Heb “his strength, for you I will watch.” “His strength” should be emended to “my strength” (see v. 17). Some also emend אֶשְׁמֹרָה (’eshmorah, “I will watch”) to אֱזַמֵּרָה (’ezammerah, “I will sing praises [to you]”) See v. 17.

3 tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

4 tn Heb “my portion [is] the Lord.” The psalmist compares the Lord to landed property, which was foundational to economic stability in ancient Israel (see Ps 16:5).

5 tn Heb “I said.”

6 tn Heb “to keep your words” (see v. 9).