Psalms 119:171 (YLT)

Passage

My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:169 <FI> Taw.<Fi> My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.

Psalms 119:170 My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.

Psalms 119:171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.

Psalms 119:172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands <FI>are<Fi> righteous.

Psalms 119:173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lips", "utter", "praise", "thou", "dost", "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 "My supplication cometh in before Thee According..." into verse 172's "My tongue doth sing of Thy saying...", 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.