King James Version
Psalms 66:17 in the King James Version says “I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 66 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.”
Psalms 66:17 · KJV
I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. fatlings: Heb. marrow
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto him with my mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“I cried”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“with”
H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
“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,
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