Psalms 119:171

My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
lips	שְׂפָתַ֣י se.fa.Tai	H8193	the lip (as a natural boundary) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
utter	תַּבַּ֣עְנָה ta.Ba'.nah	H5042	to gush forth · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural
praise	תְּהִלָּ֑ה te.hi.Lah	H8416	laudation · noun, common feminine singular absolute
taught	תְלַמְּדֵ֣נִי te.la.me.De.ni	H3925	properly · verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
statutes	חֻקֶּֽיךָ chu.Kei.cha	H2706	an enactment · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 71:23-24 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Psalms 94:12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Psalms 51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Psalms 71:17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Psalms 119:7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Psalms 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:171

Here is, 1. A great favour which David expects from God, that he will teach him his statutes. This he had often prayed for in this psalm, and urged his petition for it with various arguments; and now that he is drawing towards the close of the psalm he speaks of it as taken for granted. Those that are humbly earnest with God for his grace, and resolve with Jacob that they will not let him go unless he bless them with spiritual blessings, may be humbly confident that they shall at length obtain what they are so importunate for. The God of Israel will grant them those things which they request of him. 2. The grateful sense he promises to have of that favour: My lips shall utter praise when tho…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:171

My lips shall utter praise,.... Like water flowing from a fountain, as the word (m) signifies. The heart of a good man is like a fountain of water, abounding: with good things, and his mouth is a well of life; out of the abundance of grace and good things in his heart his mouth speaks, John 4:14; and particularly his heart is filled with praise and thankfulness for the many blessings of providence and grace enjoyed; his lips show it forth; it comes flowing from him freely and readily, without force and compulsion, largely and plentifully, constantly and continually, and with great vehemence and strength, as streams from a fountain; when thou hast taught me thy statutes: which is what the ps…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:169–end

Psalm 119:169-174 169. t Let my cry come near b, to thy presence, O Jehovah! Give me understanding according to thy word. 170. t Let my prayer come into thy presence: deliver me according to thy word. 171. t My lips shall speak praise, when thou shalt have taught me thy statutes. 172. t My tongue shall speak of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness. 173. t Let thy hand be to succor me; for I have chosen thy commandments. 174. t I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah and thy law has been my delight. 175. t Let my soul live, and let it praise thee; and let thy judgments succor me. 176. t I have wandered like a lost sheep: seek thy servant, for I have not forgotten thy statu…

The Church Fathers

"My lips shall burst forth praise: when You have taught me Your righteousnesses" [Psalm 119:171]. We know how God teaches those who are docile unto God. For every one who has heard from the Father and has learned, comes unto Him "who justifies the ungodly:" so that he may keep the righteousnesses of God not only by retaining them in his memory, but also by doing them. Thus does he who glories, glory not in himself, but in the Lord, [1 Corinthians 1:31] and burst forth praise.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Praise · Should be offered: With the lips — Should be offered: With the lips

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:171

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:171

John Gill on Psalms 119:171

John Calvin on Psalms 119:169–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:171

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:171

John Gill on Psalms 119:171

John Calvin on Psalms 119:169–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:169–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:169-176