Text -- Psalms 16:7 (NET)

16:7 I will praise the Lord who guides me; yes, during the night I reflect and learn.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 16:7

¹ tn Heb “bless,” that is, “proclaim as worthy of praise.”

² tn Or “because.”

³ tn Or “counsels, advises.”

⁴ 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.