Psalms 16:7

5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.

6 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.

I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.

8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
KJV
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
WEB
I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
ASV
I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.
DARBY
I will bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me.
BLB
I will bless YHWH, who counsels me; even [in] the nights, my kidneys instruct me.
ÅB
Jeg vil lovprise Herren, som gir meg råd;
om nettene bekreftes det i mitt indre.
OTB
Jeg vil prise Herren som veileder meg;
Ja, mitt hjerte gir meg råd om natten.
B1930
Jeg vil love Herren, som gav mig råd; også om nettene minner mine nyrer mig om det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 63:6

    When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

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  • Isaiah 50:4

    The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

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  • Psalms 17:3

    You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

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  • Psalms 77:6

    At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

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  • Psalms 73:24

    You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

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  • Psalms 42:8

    The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

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  • Jeremiah 17:10

    I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

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  • Isaiah 26:9

    My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

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