Psalms 16:7
I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
Young's Literal Translation
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
6Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance [is] for me.
8I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because — at my right hand I am not moved.
Cross References
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.
Psalms 42:8By day Jehovah commandeth His kindness, And by night a song [is] with me, A prayer to the God of my life.
Psalms 73:21For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,
Psalms 77:2In a day of my distress the Lord I sought, My hand by night hath been spread out, And it doth not cease, My soul hath refused to be comforted.
Psalms 119:7I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
Psalms 119:148Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To 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 →