Psalms 119:171
Let my lips utter praise, for thou teach me thy statutes.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
In Context
170Let my supplication come before thee. Deliver me according to thy word.
172Let my tongue sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteousness.
Cross References
Psalms 50:23Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me. And to him who orders his way [aright] I will show the salvation of God.
Psalms 71:17O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chasten, O LORD, and teach out of thy law,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:170-171
22. TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. Here we have, I. A general petition for audience repeated: Let my cry come near before thee; and again, Let my supplication come before thee. He calls his prayer his cry, which denotes the fervency and vehemence of it, and his supplication, which denotes the humility of it. We must come to God as beggars come to our doors for an alms. He is… Read the whole commentary →