Psalms 119:171
My lips shall utter praise; because thou wilt teach me thy statutes.
Leeser Tanakh
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: according to thy promise do thou deliver me.
172My tongue shall speak loudly of thy promise; for all thy commandments are righteous.
Cross References
Psalms 50:23Whoso offereth thanksgiving glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his course aright, will I show the salvation of God.
Psalms 71:17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
Psalms 94:12Happy is the man whom thou admonisheth, O Lord, and teachest him 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 →