“I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.”
The affirmation that the speaker blesses God who has given him counsel and even at night his innermost being instructs him establishes divine guidance operating through both conscious reflection and subconscious direction. The blessing acknowledges God's role in providing wisdom and direction for living. The mention of night suggests that divine instruction operates continuously, even in unconscious states. This verse emphasizes that God guides the speaker not through dramatic miracles but through subtle continuous counsel.
Church Fathers on Psalms 16:7
The inscription of the title, of David himself. 1. Our King in this Psalm speaks in the character of the human nature He assumed, of whom the royal title at the time of His passion was eminently set forth. 2. Now He says as follows; “Preserve me, O Lord, for in You have I hoped” Psalm 15:1: “I have said to the Lord, You are my God, for You require not my goods” Psalm 15:2: for with my goods Thou dost not look to be made blessed. 3. “To the saints who are on His earth”…
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