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Psalms 119:13
With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD directly, placing this declaration between a plea for instruction in verse 12 and a statement of joy in verse 14. The speaker is the psalmist, and the audience is God.
The words — The Hebrew verb סִפַּ֑רְתִּי (si.Par.ti) literally means "I recount" or "I proclaim," paired with בִּשְׂפָתַי (bi/s.fa.Ta/i), "with my lips." The text states the speaker uses physical speech to declare God's judgments.
The thread — This pattern of vocalizing divine instruction appears in Psalms 71:15, 37:30, and 40:9, where speakers similarly commit God's righteousness, justice, and salvation to spoken testimony.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to move from internal study to external proclamation, treating God's judgments as material for spoken declaration rather than private reflection.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Cross-references
- Psalms 71:15 My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
- Psalms 37:30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
- Psalms 40:9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
- Psalms 34:11 Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Psalms 118:17 I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
- Psalms 119:46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
- Psalms 119:172 My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
- Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
- Acts 4:20 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.