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Psalms 16:1–2

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Psalms 16:1

1PRESERVE me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

Psalms 16:2

2O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 16:1

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

PRESERVE

To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

put

To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

trust

Something committed to a person’s care for use or management, and for which an account must be rendered. Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 16:2

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hast

Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience; also used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Lord

A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

goodness

Moral excellence, kindness, generosity, or that which is good.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 1

  1. Isaiah 26:3–4
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  2. Psalms 17:8
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  3. Psalms 31:23
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  4. Psalms 56:1
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  5. 2 Timothy 1:12
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From verse 2

  1. Psalms 73:25
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  2. Psalms 31:14
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  3. Job 22:2–3
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  4. Psalms 89:26
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  5. Psalms 91:2
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