Psalms 16:7
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
In Context
6The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
8I have set the LORD always before me; surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Cross References
Psalms 17:3Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.
Psalms 42:8(42-9) By day the LORD will command His lovingkindness, and in the night His song shall be with me, even a prayer unto the God of my life.
Psalms 73:21For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.
Psalms 77:2(77-3) In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; with my hand uplifted, mine eye streameth in the night without ceasing; my soul refuseth to be comforted.
Psalms 119:7I will give thanks unto Thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn Thy righteous ordinances.
Psalms 119:148Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, that I might meditate in Thy word.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 16:2-8
Believing Confidence; Consecration to God. 1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord , Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my… Read the whole commentary →