King James Version
Psalms 119:171 in the King James Version says “My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.”
Psalms 119:171 · KJV
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall utter”
H5042to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
“My lips”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“when thou hast taught”
H3925properly, to goad, i.e., (by implication) to teach (the rod being an middle eastern incentive)
“me thy statutes”
H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
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