Psalms 119:171 (WEB)

Passage

Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:169 Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word.

Psalms 119:170 Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.

Psalms 119:171 Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.

Psalms 119:172 Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

Psalms 119:173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lips", "utter", "praise", "teach", 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 you Deliver..." into verse 172's "Let my tongue sing of your 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.