PSALM 16:2 THE and MY LORD

Greetings lovers of the Lord.

"I have said to THE Lord...Thou are MY Lord; I have no good besides Thee." (Psalm 16:2)

I love this declaration by the Psalmist. He recognizes how big and far reaching the Lord is...but takes on a personal, individual mindset of this vast God.

(1) THE Lord= yeh-ov-ah...the self existent or eternal Jehovah, the Jewish national name of God, Jehovah the Lord.

(2) MY Lord= ad-o-noy...the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) MY Lord. The root of this word means sovereign, controller, master, owner.

Of course when the Psalmist says MY Lord...he is not speaking of the Lord being his personal property like...my house, my dog, my shoes, my (fill in the blank)...BUT he is speaking of THE Lord as the one who is his owner, master, controller (one in control), sovereign one.

This NATIONAL Lord could easily invade us individual and make us HIS property...but He allows us the choice of being MY Lord. He becomes MY Lord, when I YIELD...MY will to His will...and obey Him.

A cursory look at Psalm 16 shows the benefits of making the Lord MY Lord:

1. preservation
2. refuge
3. non-multiplied sorrows
4. boundaries/lines falling in pleasant places
5. a beautiful heritage
6. counsel
7. will not be shaken
8. glad heart
9. my flesh dwelling securely
10. soul not abandoned to Sheol/the nether world
11. fullness of joy
12. pleasures forever

Hmmmm....sounds like the cause and effect of THE Lord being MY Lord is great.

At some point...every knee shall bow...and every tongue shall confess that JESUS IS LORD (Philippians 2:9-11)

Love and Yielding Kisses
Rodney "Hey...He's MY Lord Too" Boyd