Psalms 119:172
My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
In Context
171My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
173Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:7and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,
Psalms 40:9I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.
Psalms 119:13With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
Psalms 119:86All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
Psalms 119:138Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
Matthew 12:34'Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things — being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.
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 →