Psalms 119:171 (GNV)

Passage

My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:169 TAV. Let my complaint come before thee, O Lord, and giue me vnderstanding, according vnto thy worde.

Psalms 119:170 Let my supplication come before thee, and deliuer me according to thy promise.

Psalms 119:171 My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

Psalms 119:172 My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.

Psalms 119:173 Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lippes", "shall", "speake", "praise", "thou", "hast", "taught", and "statutes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lippes" and "shall", 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 and..." into verse 172's "My tongue shall intreate of thy word...", so "lippes" and "shall" 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 "lippes" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.