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To himאֵלָיוwith my mouthפִּיI called,קָרָאתִיandוְexaltation wasרוֹמַםunderתַּחַתmy tongue.לְשׁוֹנִי
Psalms 66:17
Study it in the app“To him with my mouth I called, and exaltation was under my tongue.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 66:17, word by word
- with my mouthפִּpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- I calledקָרָאתִיkarati
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “karati” appears- exaltation wasרוֹמַםromam
exaltation
Exaltation, praise with which someone is extolled.
Where else “romam” appears- my tongueלְשׁוֹנִleshoni
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshoni” appears
Translation note
“Exaltation under my tongue”: it can be understood that the praise was already ready to come out of the mouth.
The context
16Come, hear, and I will recount, all who fear Elohim, what he has done for my soul.
17 · This verse (above)
18If I had regarded wickedness in my heart, Adonai would not have heard.