Psalms 16:7
7 I will praise ▼▼tn Heb “bless,” that is, “proclaim as worthy of praise.”
the Lord who ▼ guides ▼▼tn Or “counsels, advises.”
me;
yes, during the night I reflect and learn. ▼▼tn Heb “yes, [during] nights my kidneys instruct [or “correct”] me.” The “kidneys” are viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s moral character (see
Ps 26:2). In the quiet darkness the
Lord speaks to his inner being, as it were, and enables him to grow in moral understanding.
