John Gill Commentary Psalms 66:17

"I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue." — Psalms 66:17 (ASV)

I cried unto him with my mouth
Crying designs prayer, and supposes distress; and crying with the mouth denotes vocal, ardent, and fervent prayer;

and he was extolled with my tongue :
at the same time the psalmist prayed for deliverance out of his distresses, he praised God for the mercies he has received: and did, as the Apostle Paul directs, make known his requests with thanksgiving, (Philippians 4:6) ; or "he was exalted under my tongue" ^F7 ; that is, in his heart, as some interpret it; his heart and his mouth went together; and out of the abundance of his heart his tongue spoke of the goodness, kindness, and mercy of God to him. The Targum is,``and his promise was under my tongue;'' and so he was very different from a wicked man, who keeps iniquity under his tongue, as a sweet morsel, (Job 20:12) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F7: (ynwvl txt) "sublingua mea", Montanus, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Musculus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.