Psalms 66:17

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…

I cried unto him with my mouth - That is, in my trouble; when distress came upon me. This, according to the explanation of the design of the psalm given above, is one individual speaking on behalf of…

The psalmist, having before stirred up all people, and all God's people in particular, to bless the Lord, here stirs up himself and engages himself to do it.

I. In his devotions to his God, Psa…

andhe was extolled with my tongue Better as R.V. marg., and high praise (Psa 149:6) was under my tongue. Even while he prayed, he had praises ready, so sure was he of an answer. Cp. Psa 10:7, though…