King James Version
Psalms 119:172 in the King James Version says “My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.”
Psalms 119:172 · KJV
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.
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall speak”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“My tongue”
H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“for all thy commandments”
H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
“are righteousness”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
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