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Psalms 66:17
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Psalms 66:17 Meaning and Commentary
Psalms 66:17
FOOTNOTES:
F7 (ynwvl txt) "sublingua mea", Montanus, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Musculus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.
I cried unto him with my mouth
Crying designs prayer, and supposes distress; and crying with the mouth denotes vocal, ardent, and fervent prayer;
and he was extolled with my tongue:
at the same time the psalmist prayed for deliverance out of his distresses, he praised God for the mercies he had received: and did, as the Apostle Paul directs, make known his requests with thanksgiving, ( Philippians 4:6 ) ; or "he was exalted under my tongue" F7; that is, in his heart, as some interpret it; his heart and his mouth went together; and out of the abundance of his heart his tongue spoke of the goodness, kindness, and mercy of God to him. The Targum is,
``and his promise was under my tongue;''and so he was very different from a wicked man, who keeps iniquity under his tongue, as a sweet morsel, ( Job 20:12 ) .
F7 (ynwvl txt) "sublingua mea", Montanus, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Musculus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 66:17 In-Context
15
I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
16
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
18
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
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