Psalms 119:172
My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
In Context
171My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
173Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:7And thou shalt rehearse them continually vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them when thou tariest in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest downe, and when thou risest vp:
Psalms 40:9I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great Congregation: loe, I will not refraine my lippes: O Lord, thou knowest.
Psalms 119:13With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
Psalms 119:86All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
Psalms 119:138Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
Matthew 12:34O generations of vipers, howe can you speake good things, when ye are euill? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:172
171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. Here is, 1. A great favour which David expects from God, that he will teach him his statutes. This he had often prayed for in this psalm, and urged his petition for it with various arguments; and now that he is drawing towards the close of the psalm he speaks of it as taken for granted. Those that are humbly earnest with God for his grace, and resolve with Jacob that they will not let him go unless he bless them with spiritual blessings, may be… Read the whole commentary →