Psalms 66:17
For my mouth had no sooner invoked him than his praise was under my tongue.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
In Context
16Come and hear my story all who hold God in awe – of what he has done for me.
18Had I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would never have listened.
Cross References
Psalms 30:1I will extol you, O Lord, because you have lifted me up, and not suffered my foes to rejoice over me.
Psalms 30:9“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Can you be praised by dust? Can it tell of your faithfulness?
Psalms 34:6Here is one who was crushed, but cried and was heard by the Lord, and brought safe out of every trouble.
Psalms 116:12What shall I render the Lord for all his bounty to me?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 66:14-20
David Resolves to Praise God; David Declaring What God Has Done for His Soul. 13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. 16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. 17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. 18… Read the whole commentary →