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.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in contextPsalms 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.
Read in contextPsalms 77:6
At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
Read in contextPsalms 73:24
You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
Read in contextPsalms 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.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 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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