My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
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My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
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My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
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My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed.
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to Psalms 71:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 103:4 who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies,
- Psalms 104:33 I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
- Luke 1:46-47 Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord. My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
- Revelation 5:9 They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- Psalms 34:22 Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
- 2 Samuel 4:9 David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
- Genesis 48:16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Psalms 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 23. My lips shall rejoice when I sing to…
23. My lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee. In this verse David expresses more distinctly his resolution not to give thanks to God hypocritically, nor in a superficial manner, but to engage with unfeigned earnestness in this religious exercise. By the figures which he introduces, he briefly teaches us, that to praise God would be the source of his greatest pleasure; and thus he indirectly censures the profane mirth of those who, forgetting God, confine their congratulations to themselves in their prosperity. The scope of the last verse is to the same effect, implying that no joy would be sweet and desirable to him, but such as was connected with the praises of God, and that to celebrate his Redeemer’s praises would afford him the greatest satisfaction and delight.
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For there is no true praising of God, except…
For there is no true praising of God, except it come from the heart: and therefore he promiseth to delight in nothing, but wherein God be glorified.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I…
Psa 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Ver. 23. And my soul, which thou hast redeemed] Hearts and lips shall concur in this work. The voice which is made in the mouth is nothing so sweet as that which cometh from the depth of the breast. The deeper and hollower the belly of the lute or viol is, the pleasanter is the sound; the fleeter, the more grating and harsh in our ears.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto…
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee,.... Both with vocal and instrumental music; this is praising the Lord with joyful lips, Psa 63:5;
and my soul, which thou hast redeemed; signifying that it would not be lip labour, or bodily service, only that he should perform; but that his heart would go along with his lips in praise; and that under a sense of redeeming love, than which nothing can more strongly engage in such work, Psa 103:1. For the redemption of the soul is exceeding precious; being the contrivance of infinite wisdom, the fruit of divine grace, and owing to the blood and sacrifice of Christ.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. My lips shall greatly rejoice - and…
Verse 23. My lips shall greatly rejoice - and my soul] My lips shall use words expressive of my soul's happiness and gratitude. Thou hast redeemed me; and thou shalt have the eternal praise.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain My lips shall greatly rejoice ... - My lips…
My lips shall greatly rejoice ... - My lips will seem to be happy in the privilege of celebrating the praises of God.
And my soul, which thou hast redeemed - Compare Psa 34:22. The word soul here seems to be employed to denote “the soul” properly, as we understand the word - the immortal part. The usual meaning of the word, in the Psalms, however, is “life,” and it is possible that the psalmist meant merely to say here that the “life” which had been spared should find pleasure in celebrating the praises of God; but there is no impropriety in supposing that he has reference to his higher - his immortal - nature.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 23. My lips shall greatly rejoice—No common joy could…
23. My lips shall greatly rejoice—No common joy could express the feelings due to such wonderful deliverance. Bishop Mant versifies it, taking the word rendered “greatly rejoice” as indicating “a brisk, vibratory motion, like that of the lips in singing a lively air;” the lips keeping time with the emotions of the soul:—
“Quick with delight my lips shall move,
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My soul an answering rapture prove,
To sing thy guardian name.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. My lips shall sing aloud when I make…
23. My lips shall sing aloud when I make melody unto thee. P.B.V. ‘my lips shall be fain,’ i.e. glad: Vulg. exultabunt.
my soul] His whole self and personality, delivered from danger, will join in the glad thanksgiving. Cp. Psa_34:22; Psa_55:18.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) My lips shall . . .—Rather, my lips…
(23) My lips shall . . .—Rather, my lips shall sing while I play to thee, i.e., a hymn should accompany the harp. There is, therefore, no thought of the union of the bodily and spiritual powers in praise of God, though it is natural the verse should have suggested such an interpretation to the Fathers; and indeed the thought of the poet, if we read the whole psalm, with its retrospect of life, is a wish—
“That mind and soul according well,
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May make one music as before,
But vaster.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto…
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. Not my mouth only, but my heart and spirit, will "rejoice," or "sing out thy praise" (Cheyne), when the time comes, and my "redemption," or deliverance, has been accomplished.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 23. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I…
Ver. 23. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee. It shall be no weariness to me to praise thee. It shall be a delightful recreation, a solace, a joy. The essence of song lies in the holy joy of the singer.
And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. Soul singing is the soul of singing. Till men are redeemed, they are like instruments out of tune; but when once the precious blood has set them at liberty, then are they fitted to magnify the Lord who bought them. Our being bought with a price is a more than sufficient reason for our dedicating ourselves to the earnest worship of God our Saviour.
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Ver. 23. My lips; my soul. Hypocrites praise God with the lips only; but David joins the soul to the lips. William Nicholson.
Ver. 23. Greatly. See how the word great is repeated. Great things done, Ps 71:19; great troubles shown, Ps 71:20; greatness increased, Ps 71:21; and great rejoicing consequent thereon, in Ps 71:23. In a great God, doing great things, it is meet greatly to rejoice. C. H. S.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain (See Scofield "Isa 59:20"). See Scofield "Exo 14:30".
redeemed
(See Scofield "Isa 59:20"). See Scofield "Exo 14:30".
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 My lips will shout for joy
My lips will shout for joy
"Lips" represent the whole person. AT: "I will shout for joy" (See: Synecdoche)
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even my soul, which you have redeemed
The words the psalmist has omitted can be stated clearly. AT: "and my soul, which you have redeemed, will sing praises" (See: Ellipsis)
my soul
Here "soul" refers to the whole person. (See: Synecdoche)
My tongue will also talk
Here "tongue" refers to the whole person. AT: "I will also talk" (See: Synecdoche)
they have been put to shame and are confused, those who sought my hurt
"those who sought my hurt have been put to shame and are confused"
for they have been put to shame and are confused
This can be stated in active form. AT: "for God has put to shame and confused them" (See: Active or Passive)
those who sought my hurt
This refers to the enemies of the writer. (Psalms 71:10). See how "those who seek my hurt" is translated in Psalms 71:13.
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redeem
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shame
seek
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