Psalms 66:17

Easy-to-Read Version

I cried out to him for help, and I praised him. If I had been hiding sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened to me. <

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.

English Revised Version
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

Update Bible Version
I cried to him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.

New Century Version
I cried out to him with my mouth and praised him with my tongue.

New English Translation
I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue.

Webster's Bible Translation
I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

World English Bible
I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

Amplified Bible
I cried aloud to Him; He was highly praised with my tongue.

English Standard Version
I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
I criede to hym with my mouth; and Y ioyede fulli vndir my tunge.

Berean Standard Bible
I cried out to Him with my mouth, and His praise was on my tongue.

Contemporary English Version
I prayed to the Lord, and I praised him.

American Standard Version
I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.

Bible in Basic English
My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

Complete Jewish Bible
I cried out to him with my mouth, his praise was on my tongue.

Darby Translation
I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
I cried unto Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue.

King James Version (1611)
I cried vnto him with my mouth: and he was extolled with my tongue.

New Life Bible
I cried to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

New Revised Standard
I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.

Geneva Bible (1587)
I called vnto him with my mouth, and he was exalted with my tongue.

George Lamsa Translation
I cried to him with my mouth, and he has answered me; I extolled him with my tongue.

Good News Translation
I cried to him for help; I praised him with songs.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Unto him - with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(65-17) I cried to him with my mouth: and I extolled him with my tongue.

Revised Standard Version
I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I called vnto hym with my mouth: and I exalted him with my tongue.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.

Christian Standard Bible®
I cried out to him with my mouth,and praise was on my tongue.

Hebrew Names Version
I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

King James Version
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

Lexham English Bible
I called to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

Literal Translation
I cried to Him with my mouth, and exaltations were under my tongue.

Young's Literal Translation
Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I called vnto hi wt my mouth and gaue him prayses with my tuge.

New American Standard Bible
I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was exalted with my tongue.

New King James Version
I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue.

Legacy Standard Bible
I called out to Him with my mouth,And He was exalted with my tongue.

Contextual Overview

¹³So I bring sacrifices to your Temple. When I was in trouble, I asked for help and made promises to you. Now I am giving you what I promised. < ¹⁵ I bring my best sheep as burnt offerings. I offer the smoke from them up to you. I give you sacrifices of bulls and goats. Selah ¹⁶ All you people who worship God, come and I will tell you what he has done for me. ¹⁷I cried out to him for help, and I praised him. If I had been hiding sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened to me. <¹⁹ But God did listen to me; he heard my prayer. ²⁰ Praise God! He did not turn away from me—he listened to my prayer. He continues to show his love to me!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I cried: Psalms 30:8, Psalms 34:3, Psalms 34:4, Psalms 34:6, Psalms 116:1, Psalms 116:2, Psalms 116:12

he was: Psalms 30:1, Psalms 145:1

Reciprocal: Job 22:27 - make thy Psalms 3:4 - I cried Psalms 63:3 - lips

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 time the psalmist prayed for deliverance out of his distresses, he praised God for the mercies he had received: and did, as the Apostle Paul directs, make known his requests with thanksgiving, Philippians 4:6; or "he was exalted under my tongue" g; that is, in his heart, as some interpret it; his heart and his mouth went together; and out of the abundance of his heart his tongue spoke of the goodness, kindness, and mercy of God to him. The Targum is,

"and his promise was under my tongue;''

and so he was very different from a wicked man, who keeps iniquity under his tongue, as a sweet morsel, Job 20:12.

g תחת לשוני "sublingua mea", Montanus, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Musculus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 nation, or uttering the sentiment of the people. At the same time, however, all this is language appropriate to an individual when recording his own experience.

And he was extolled with my tongue - I praised him; I acknowledged his supremacy. I recognized my dependence on him, and looked to him as that God who had all things under his control, and who could grant me the deliverance which I desired.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 66:17. I cried unto him with my mouth — My prayer was fervent; he heard and answered; and my tongue celebrated his mercies; and he as graciously received my thanksgiving, as he compassionately heard my prayer.