Psalms 66:14

14 that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised ¹when I was in trouble.

Psalms 66:14 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 66:14

Which my lips have uttered
Or "opened" ^F5; publicly and distinctly declared, and from which there is no going back; see ( Judges 11:33 ) ;

and my mouth hath spoken when I was in trouble;
this refers to the time when the people of God were under antichristian tyranny and bondage; and when they vowed and promised, that, if the Lord would deliver them, they would give him all praise and glory.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (wup) "aperuerunt", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Gejerus.

Psalms 66:14 In-Context

12 you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.

13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you,

14 that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.

Cross References

• 1. See Psalms 18:6