Psalms 16:7
I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
Open English Bible (US)
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 boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
8I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
Cross References
Psalms 17:3When you test my heart when you visit at night, and assay me like silver – you can find no evil. I am determined that my mouth should not lie.
Psalms 42:8In the day I cry to the Lord to summon his kindness; and the song that I sing in the night is a prayer to the living God.
Psalms 73:21So my bitterness of mind and the pain that stabbed my heart
Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night I lift my hands in prayer, refusing all comfort.
Psalms 119:7I will thank you with heart unfeigned, when I learn your righteous judgments.
Psalms 119:148Awake I meet the night-watches, to muse upon your sayings.
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 →