Psalms 66:17
I called out to him to help me, and I praised him while I was speaking to him [MTY].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
In Context
16All you people who revere God, come and listen, and I will tell you what he has done for me.
18If I had ignored the sins that I had committed, the Lord would not have paid any attention to me.
Cross References
Psalms 30:1Yahweh, I praise you because you rescued me. You did not allow me to die, with the result that my enemies could gloat/rejoice.
Psalms 30:9I said, “Yahweh, ◄what will you gain if I die?/ you won’t gain anything if I die► [MTY]. ◄In what way will it benefit you?/it won’t benefit you at all► if I go to the place where the dead people are [RHQ]. Dead people are certainly not able to praise you [RHQ], and they are not able to tell others that you are trustworthy [RHQ]!
Psalms 34:6I was miserable/helpless, but I called out to Yahweh, and he heard me. He rescued me from all my troubles.
Psalms 116:12So now I will tell you [RHQ] what I will offer to Yahweh, because of all the good things that he has done for 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 →