Psalms 16:7

“I will bless the Lord, etc.] As prayer, so thanksgiving belongs to Christ, as man and Mediator; (see <401125>Matthew 11:25,26 <431142>John 11:42); and here he determines to praise the Lord, and give thanks to him for counsel and instruction: who hath given me counsel; for though he himself is the Counsellor, with respect to his people, yet as man he received counsel from God, and the spirit of counsel rested on him, (<231102>Isaiah 11:2); and fitted him for and directed him in the execution of his prophetic office; for the doctrine he taught was not his own, but his Father’s; and he said nothing of himself but what his Father taught him, and instructed him to speak, (<430616>John 6:16 8:28…”

“given me counsel--cared for me. my reins--the supposed seat of emotion and thought (Psa 7:9; Psa 26:2). instruct me--or, excite to acts of praise (Isa 53:11-12; Heb 12:2).”

“I will bless the Lord, who hath given the counsel - Probably the reference here is to the fact that the Lord had counseled him to choose him as his portion, or had inclined him to his service. There is nothing for which a heart rightly affected is more disposed to praise God than for the fact that by his grace it has been inclined to serve him; and the time when the heart was given away to God is recalled ever onward as the happiest period of life. My reins ... - See the notes at Psalms 7:9. The “reins” are here put for the mind, the soul. They were regarded as the seat of the affections, Jeremiah 11:20; Job 19:27. The meaning here is, that in the wakeful hours of night, when meditating on…”

“The Lord - Hath inspired that wisdom into me, by which I have chosen the Lord for my portion, and am so fully satisfied with him. Reins - My inward thoughts and affections, being inspired and moved by the holy spirit. Instruct - Direct me how to please God, and put my whole trust in him. Night - Even when others are asleep, my mind is working upon God, and improving the silence and solitude of holy meditations. Psalms 16:8”

“16:7-8 God’s instruction brings life (16:11; see 5:8; 23:1-3; 32:8; 73:24). • The psalmist so deeply depends on the Lord for strength and joy that he senses that God is right beside him (16:11; see 73:23; 109:31; 110:1, 5; 121:5). • Peter quoted 16:8-11 in his sermon on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:25-28).”

“who hath: Psa 73:24, Psa 119:7; Pro 8:14; Isa 11:2-4, Isa 48:17, Isa 50:4 my reins: Psa 73:21; Jer 12:2, Jer 17:10; Rev 2:23 in the: Psa 17:3, Psa 22:2, Psa 42:8, Psa 63:6, Psa 77:2, Psa 77:6, Psa 119:55, Psa 119:148; Isa 26:9; Luk 6:12 Psalms 16:8”