Psalms 71:8

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise,.... Or "thy praise shall fill my mouth" (x); which shows that his heart was affected with the goodness of God to him, and that he had a deep impression and…

Let my mouth be filled - This is an appeal to himself, in view of the goodness of God, to praise him always. See the notes at Psa 35:28. With thy praise - With the expressions of praise. And with thy…

Two things in general David here prays for - that he might not be confounded and that his enemies and persecutors might be confounded.

I. He prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence…

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise,

And with thy honour all the day (R.V.).

Cp. 1Ch 29:11 "Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the might, and the honour, and the victory, and the majesty."…