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Psalm 66:17 KJV
Psalms · chapter 66 · verse 17
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.Psalm 66:17 · King James Version
Psalm 66:17 in context
15I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
18If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- extolledrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raiseH7311 →
- extolledrôwmâmexaltationH7318 →
- criedqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
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The psalmist, having before stirred up all people, and all God's people in particular, to bless the Lord, here stirs up himself and engages himself to do it. I. In his devotions to his God, Psa 66:13-15. He had called upon others to sing God's praises and to make a joyful noise with them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-20