Psalms 119:171 (ASV)

Passage

Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word.

Psalms 119:170 Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word.

Psalms 119:171 Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:172 Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.

Psalms 119:173 Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lips", "utter", "praise", "thou", "teachest", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lips" and "utter", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 170's "Let my supplication come before thee Deliver..." into verse 172's "Let my tongue sing of thy word...", so "lips" and "utter" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lips" and "utter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.