Psalm 66:17

17 Pues clamé a él por ayuda,
lo alabé mientras hablaba.

Psalm 66:17 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 66:17

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 ) .

---

FOOTNOTES:

F7 (ynwvl txt) "sublingua mea", Montanus, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Musculus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Psalm 66:17 In-Context

15 Por eso sacrifico ofrendas quemadas a ti,
lo mejor de mis carneros como aroma agradable,
y un sacrificio de toros y chivos.
Interludio

16 Vengan y escuchen todos los que temen a Dios,
y les contaré lo que hizo por mí.

17 Pues clamé a él por ayuda,
lo alabé mientras hablaba.

18 Si no hubiera confesado el pecado de mi corazón,
mi Señor no me habría escuchado.

19 ¡Pero Dios escuchó!
Él prestó oídos a mi oración.