Lord, I want to talk with you.\par I want to speak to you from my heart.\par I come before you to speak with you.\par
Psalm 16:2 - Easy To Read Version I said to the Lord,\par “Lord, you are my Master.\par Every good thing I have comes from you.” {\cf2\super [84]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: My goodness extendeth not to thee; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I say to the Lord, You are my Lord; I have no good beside or beyond You. American Standard Version (1901) O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee. Common English Bible I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you, I have nothing good.” Catholic Public Domain Version Let my judgment proceed from your presence. Let your eyes behold fairness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable. |
Lord, I want to talk with you.\par I want to speak to you from my heart.\par I come before you to speak with you.\par
God, I have you in heaven.\par And when I am with you,\par what on earth can I want?\par
Lord our Master,\par your name is the most wonderful name\par in all the earth!\par Your name brings you praise\par everywhere in heaven.\par
He will say to me,\par ‘You are my father.\par You are my God, my Rock, {\cf2\super [507]} my Savior.’\par
I say to the Lord,\par “You are my place of safety, my fortress.\par My God, I trust you.”\par
Lord, you are our God.\par But in the past, we followed other lords. {\cf2\super [242]} \par We belonged to other masters.\par But now we want people to remember only one name, your name!\par
“One person will say, ‘I belong to the Lord.’ Another person will use the name ‘Jacob.’ Another person will sign his name ‘I am the Lord’s.’ And another person will use the name ‘Israel.’”
Then I will test those survivors. I will give them many troubles. The troubles will be like the fire a man uses to prove silver is pure. I will test them the way a person tests gold. Then they will call to me for help, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘You are my people.’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
It is the same with you. When you do all the things you are told to do, you should say, ‘We are not worthy of any special thanks. We have only done the work we should do.’”
“Who has ever given God anything?\par God owes nothing to any person.”\par \i (Job 41:11)\i0 \par