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Psalms 71:8
My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks directly to God, framing continuous verbal worship as the immediate response to being marked as a portent and approaching physical decline.
The words — יִמָּ֣לֵא (yi.Ma.le') translates literally as "it is filled," describing the mouth, while תִפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ (tif.'ar.Te./kha) means "your splendor."
The thread — The text links this psalm to Psalms 35:28, Psalms 146:2, and Psalms 104:1 through shared vocabulary of unceasing praise and divine majesty.
Why it lands — The passage demands explicit, daily verbal acknowledgment of God's character without relying on emotional state or physical capacity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
Cross-references
- Psalms 35:28 Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
- Psalms 146:2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
- Psalms 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Psalms 71:15 My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
- Psalms 71:24 My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
- Psalms 145:1 A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 51:14 Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
- Psalms 63:5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
- Psalms 96:6 Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.