Psalms 16:7

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also <FI>in<Fi> the nights my reins instruct me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 16:7 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. Psalms 22:2I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
  3. 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.
  4. Psalms 63:6When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
  5. Psalms 73:21When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
  6. Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
  7. 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.
  8. Psalms 77:6At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
  9. Psalms 119:7I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
  10. Psalms 119:55In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
  11. Psalms 119:148My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
  12. Proverbs 8:14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
  13. Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Jeremiah 12:2You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
  18. 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.
  19. Luke 6:12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
  20. 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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