Psalms 16:7
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: also in the night seasons my reins admonish me.
Leeser Tanakh
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
6My possessions are fallen in agreeable places: yea, my heritage is pleasant to me.
8I have always set the Lord before me, that, being at my right hand, I might not be moved.
Cross References
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast thought of me in the night; thou hast refined me—thou couldst find nothing: my purpose doth not pass beyond [the words of] my mouth.
Psalms 42:8(42:9) In the daytime the Lord will command his kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, as a prayer unto the God of my life.
Psalms 73:21For it fermented in my heart, and in my reins I felt sharp thrusts;
Psalms 77:2(77:3) On the day of my distress I sought the Lord; in the night my hand was stretched out, and did not cease: my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 119:7I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn thy righteous ordinances.
Psalms 119:148My eyes are awake before the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy saying.
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 →