Psalms 16:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

YHWH Has Given Him Counsel (7).

‘I will bless YHWH, who has given me counsel,

Yes, my reins instruct me in the night seasons.'

And with the joy of having YHWH as his lot, and of His possession of so goodly a heritage, he can also rejoice in the wisdom and guidance given to him by YHWH as he lies in his bed at night. Along with all his other benefits he blesses YHWH for the counsel given to him. His ‘reins', those things which guide and control him, his conscience and the voice of God, give him his instruction night by night so as to maintain his continuing fellowship with God.

Happy are those whose lot is so in God, and who are experiencing having their lines set in pleasant places as they walk with Him, wanting no other inheritance, and who nightly so receive wisdom from God that their daily walk with Him continues untarnished. For they too will have the joy of the psalmist.

Psalms 16:7

7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.