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Psalms 119:172
172My tongue shall speak aloud of thy *word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
Psalms 119:172 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
- New International Version (NIV)May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.
Context of Psalms 119:172
170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy *word. 171My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes. My tongue shall speak aloud of thy *word; for all thy commandments are righteousness. 173Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:172 word by word
תַּ֣עַן לְ֭שׁוֹנִי אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֖י כָל־מִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ צֶּֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:172
- Psalms 119:13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
- Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment;
- Psalms 40:9I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, thou knowest.
- Psalms 78:4We will not hide [them] from their sons, shewing forth to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, and his strength, and his marvellous works which he hath done.
- Deuteronomy 6:7and thou shalt impress them on thy sons, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Matthew 12:34Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
- Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if [there be] any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear [it].
- Colossians 4:6[Let] your word [be] always with grace, seasoned with salt, [so as] to know how ye ought to answer each one.
- Psalms 119:86All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
- Romans 7:12So that the law indeed [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:172
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 172My tongue shall speak of thy word - It shall speak of it in the language of praise; it shall speak of it in making it known to others. For all thy commandments are righteousness - I see this; I feel it; and, therefore, I will speak of it. My impression that thy commandments are all righteous is so deep, that I cannot but speak of them. I must vindicate them; I must praise thee for them.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
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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
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