Psalms 71:8

8 Just as each day brims with your beauty, my mouth brims with praise.

Psalms 71:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:8

Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise
Or "thy praise shall fill my mouth" F24; which shows that his heart was affected with the goodness of God to him, and that he had a deep impression and sense of it upon him; for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks; and for the mouth to be filled with the praise of God, is to speak largely, publicly, and with great delight, in the praise of God, his divine perfections and benefits;

[and with] thy honour all the day;
the excellency of his nature, the glory of his majesty, the honour due unto him, on account of his being, attributes, and blessings of providence and grace; a work to be employed in all the day, evening, morning, and at noon; as often as prayer is made to God, praise, honour, and glory, should be given him; since his mercies are new every morning, and they continue all the day long; his goodness endures for ever.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 (Ktlht yp almy)

Psalms 71:8 In-Context

6 I've hung on you from the day of my birth, the day you took me from the cradle; I'll never run out of praise.
7 Many gasp in alarm when they see me, but you take me in stride.
8 Just as each day brims with your beauty, my mouth brims with praise.
9 But don't turn me out to pasture when I'm old or put me on the shelf when I can't pull my weight.
10 My enemies are talking behind my back, watching for their chance to knife me.
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