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Psalm 16:7
I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
5The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
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The night becomes a time of inward instruction, and David’s praise traces the counsel he has received back to YHWH.
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Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he …Both passages credit the Lord with teaching, with Psalm 16 naming nighttime instruction and Isaiah describing an ear awakened each morning.
Psalm 17:3You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.Both psalms speak of the heart at night, with instruction in Psalm 16 and God’s testing in Psalm 17.
Psalm 63:6when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.Both psalms describe inward attention during the night, whether the heart’s instruction or thoughts of God upon the bed.
Psalm 73:24You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.Both psalms name God’s counsel, one blessing him for counsel received and the other trusting him for guidance.
Psalm 77:6I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; my spirit diligently inquires:Both psalms describe reflection in the heart at night, though Psalm 77 speaks of inquiry rather than thanks for counsel.
Isaiah 26:9With my soul I have desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me I will seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are on the earth, the …Both passages connect the night with an inward response to God and speak of instruction or learning.
Jeremiah 17:10“I, the LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”The heart is their shared concern: Psalm 16 describes its instruction, while Jeremiah describes the LORD testing it.
Isaiah 48:17The LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.Both passages present the LORD as the source of guidance, giving counsel in the psalm and teaching in Isaiah.
Proverbs 8:14Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.Both passages value counsel, with Psalm 16 crediting the LORD and Proverbs linking counsel with sound knowledge and understanding.
Luke 6:12In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.Night is their shared setting, with inward instruction in the psalm and Jesus praying to God in Luke.
Revelation 2:23I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according …Both passages concern the heart before God; Psalm 16 speaks of inward instruction, while Revelation speaks of searching and judgment.
Isaiah 11:2–4The LORD’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the …Both passages connect counsel with the LORD, with Isaiah describing the LORD’s Spirit as the spirit of counsel and might.
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Night can be a time to reflect on what God has taught you. David gives YHWH credit for counsel, even as his heart instructs him.
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