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Psalms 66:17
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I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.
Psalms 66:17 in Other Translations
KJV
17
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
ESV
17
I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue.
NLT
17
For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.
MSG
17
I called out to him with my mouth, my tongue shaped the sounds of music.
CSB
17
I cried out to Him with my mouth, and praise was on my tongue.
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 sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.
16
Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.
17
I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.
18
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
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but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer.
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