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Let my tongue sing of your word, For all your commandments are righteousness.
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A Joyful Response
Commentators note that speaking of God's word is not a dry duty but a joyful, compelled response. The psalmist's deep conviction that "all thy commandments are righteousness" is the engine driving his praise and proclamation. As Albert Barnes puts it, this impression is so deep that he "cannot but speak of them."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My tongue shall speak of your word — It shall speak of it in the language of praise; it shall speak of it in making it known to others.
19th Century
Anglican
My tongue shall speak of Your word. —Rather, My tongue shall make response to Your word, that all Your commandments a…
Baptist
My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. …
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16th Century
Protestant
My tongue shall speak of thy word. Here the Psalmist says that when he has profited in God’s law, he will also apply himself to teaching i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My tongue shall speak of your word Of the word of God in general; of the truth of it, which he knew by certain exper…
The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in …
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