Psalms 119:171

Psalms 119:171 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
• New International Version (NIV)May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My lips shall utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.

Context of Psalms 119:171

169Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise]. 170Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word. Let my lips speak praise [with thanksgiving], For You teach me Your statutes. 172Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteous. 173Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts.

Psalms 119:171 word by word

תַּבַּ֣עְנָה שְׂפָתַ֣י תְּהִלָּ֑ה כִּ֖י תְלַמְּדֵ֣נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• shall utterנָבַעnâba‛ · to bubbleH5042
• praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
• when thou hast taughtלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• me thy statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706

Cross-references for Psalms 119:171

• Psalms 119:7I will give thanks to You with an upright heart, When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].
• Psalms 50:23He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him], I shall show the salvation of God.”
• Psalms 71:17O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous works and miraculous deeds.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:171

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 171My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes - The sentiment here is the same as in Psalm 119:7. The language is varied, but the meaning here, as in that verse, is, I will praise thee in proportion as I learn thy precepts or thy law. The more I learn of thy will, the more I will praise thee. I shall see more for which to offer praise and adoration, and I shall be more and more inclined to praise and adore time. Each new degree of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 169-176Verses 169-176 The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to know more of the doctrines of the word, and the duties of religion. He had a deep sense of unworthiness, and holy fear that his prayer should not come before God; Lord, what I pray for is, what thou hast promised. We have learned nothing to purpose, if we have not learned to praise…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 169-176Taw (ת) is the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God's servant asks the Lord for help one last time. He still feels like a lost sheep.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 171-172171-172. shall utter--or, "pour out praise" (compare Psa 19:2); shall cause Thy praises to stream forth as from a bubbling, overflowing fountain.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:171

• Praise
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

Commentaries on Psalms 119

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings