Psalm 16:1-2

Easy-to-Read Version

16 Protect me, God, because I depend on you.
²Some of you^[a] have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord.
Every good thing I have comes from you.”

Psalm 16:2 Some of you Literally, “you” (singular). Most translations assume it should be “I,” giving a different meaning to verses 2 and 3, which are very difficult in the Hebrew text.

Psalm 16:1-2

New International Version

¹Keep me safe,^(A) my God,
for in you I take refuge.^(B)

²I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^(C)
apart from you I have no good thing.”^(D)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)