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Psalms 119:171 Cross-References

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My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:171 (KJV)

Commentary on Psalms 119:171

My lips shall utter praise (תַּבַּעְנָה שְׂפָתַי תְּהִלָּה, tava'nah sefatai tehillah)—Nava means 'pour forth, gush, stream, bubble up.' Tehillah is 'praise, laudation'—the root of Tehillim (Psalms). Lips overflow with praise. The condition: when thou hast taught me thy statutes (כִּי תְלַמְּדֵנִי חֻקֶּיךָ, ki telamedeni chuqqekha). Lamad ('teach, instruct, train') with chuqqim (statutes, inscribed decrees) as object. Learning produces praising.This echoes Ephesians 5:18-19: Spirit-filling results in 'speaking...in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.' True praise flows from divine instructio...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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