Psalms 66:17 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 66:17

I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

KJV

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ASV

I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.

WEB

I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

YLT

Unto Him with my mouth I have called, And exaltation is under my tongue.

DBT

I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Psalms 149:6
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
Psalms 34:6
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Job 22:27
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
Psalms 30:1
I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
Psalms 116:1–2
I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

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With these he unites his public thanks, inviting those who fear God (Ps 60:4; 61:5, His true worshippers) to hear. He vindicates his sincerity, inasmuch as God would not hear hypocrites, but had heard him.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

His exaltation was under my tongue (so it may be read); that is, I was considering in my mind how I might exalt and magnify his name. When prayers are in our mouths praises must be in our hearts. (2.) He had wrought in him a dread of sin as an enemy to prayer (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

If we have learned in every thing to give thanks for ancient and modern mercies, public and personal mercies, we shall know how to sing this psalm with grace and understanding. All Mankind Exhorted to Praise God. 1 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

he was extolled with my tongue--literally, "exaltation (was) under my tongue," as a place of deposit, whence it proceeded; that is, honoring God was habitual.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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