Psalm 119:172
New International Version
May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.

New Living Translation
Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right.

English Standard Version
My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.

Berean Standard Bible
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

King James Bible
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

New King James Version
My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.

New American Standard Bible
Let my tongue sing about Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.

NASB 1995
Let my tongue sing of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.

NASB 1977
Let my tongue sing of Thy word, For all Thy commandments are righteousness.

Legacy Standard Bible
Let my tongue answer with Your word, For all Your commandments are righteous.

Amplified Bible
Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteous.

Christian Standard Bible
My tongue sings about your promise, for all your commands are righteous.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My tongue sings about Your promise, for all Your commands are righteous.

American Standard Version
Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My lips will speak your praises when you teach me your commandments.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Let my tongue utter thine oracles; for all thy commandments are righteous.

Contemporary English Version
and sing about your promise, because all your teachings are what they ought to be.

Douay-Rheims Bible
My tongue shall pronounce thy word: because all thy commandments are justice.

English Revised Version
Let my tongue sing of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let my tongue sing about your promise because all your commandments are fair.

Good News Translation
I will sing about your law, because your commands are just.

International Standard Version
May my tongue sing about your promise, for all of your commands are right.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Let my tongue sing of Thy word; For all Thy commandments are righteousness.

Literal Standard Version
My tongue sings of Your saying, | For all Your commands [are] righteous.

Majority Standard Bible
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

New American Bible
May my tongue sing of your promise, for all your commandments are righteous.

NET Bible
May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.

New Revised Standard Version
My tongue will sing of your promise, for all your commandments are right.

New Heart English Bible
Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

Webster's Bible Translation
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

World English Bible
Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

Young's Literal Translation
My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands are righteous.

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Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
171My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes. 172My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous. 173May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.…

Cross References
Psalm 51:14
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Psalm 119:138
The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.


Treasury of Scripture

My tongue shall speak of your word: for all your commandments are righteousness.

tongue

Psalm 119:13,46
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth…

Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Psalm 40:9,10
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest…

for all they

Psalm 119:86,138,142
All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me…

Romans 7:12,14
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good…

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Psalm 119
1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
2. Aleph.
9. Beth
17. Gimel
25. Daleth
33. He
41. Waw
49. Zayin
57. Heth
65. Teth
73. Yodh
81. Kaph
89. Lamedh
97. Mem
105. Nun
113. Samekh
121. Ayin
129. Pe
137. Tsadhe
145. Qoph
153. Resh
161. Sin and Shin
169. Taw














(172) My tongue shall speak of Thy word.--Rather, My tongue shall make response to Thy word, that all Thy commandments are true.

Verse 172. - My tongue shall speak of thy Word; or, "let my tongue respond to thy promise " - return praise, i.e., for the fulfillment of thy promise. For all thy commandments are righteousness. And therefore are worthy objects of praise.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My tongue
לְ֭שׁוֹנִי (lə·šō·w·nî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3956: The tongue

sings
תַּ֣עַן (ta·‘an)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

of Your word,
אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ (’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 565: Utterance, speech, word

for
כִּ֖י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

all
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Your commandments
מִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ (miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment

are righteous.
צֶּֽדֶק׃ (ṣe·ḏeq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity


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