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The Presence of the LORD

Psalms 16:7

In 11 translations

BSB
I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.Or my heart instructs me; Hebrew my kidneys instruct 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 Yahweh, 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.
LSV
I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
YLT
I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
DBY
I will bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me.
DRC15:7
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understanding: moreover my reins also have corrected me even till night.
GNV
I wil prayse the Lord, who hath giuen me counsell: my reines also teach me in the nightes.
JPS
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel; yea, in the night seasons my reins instruct me.
LXXE15:7
I will bless the Lord who has instructed me; my reins too have chastened me even till night.Possibly, during the night. q. d. as long as night lasted.

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Original-language editions

WLC
אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצָ֑נִי אַף־לֵ֝יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃
LXX-Br15:7
Εὐλογήσω τὸν Κύριον τὸν συνετίσαντά με, ἔτι δὲ καὶ ἕως νυκτὸς ἐπαίδευσάν με οἱ νεφροί μου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 63:6When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
  • Psalms 17:3You 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.
  • Isaiah 50:4The 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.
  • Psalms 77:6At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
  • Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
  • Psalms 42:8The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
  • Psalms 119:55In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
  • Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
  • Isaiah 26:9My 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.
  • Isaiah 48:17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
  • Luke 6:12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
  • Proverbs 8:14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
  • Psalms 119:7I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
  • Psalms 77:2In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
  • Psalms 119:148My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
  • Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 15:7 in some Bibles
  • 16:7 in most Bibles

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