Psalm 71:15
New International Version
My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.

New Living Translation
I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.

English Standard Version
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.

Berean Standard Bible
My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

King James Bible
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

New King James Version
My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day, For I do not know their limits.

New American Standard Bible
My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the art of writing.

NASB 1995
My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them.

NASB 1977
My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, And of Thy salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them.

Legacy Standard Bible
My mouth shall recount Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them.

Amplified Bible
My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your [deeds of] salvation all day long, For their number is more than I know.

Christian Standard Bible
My mouth will tell about your righteousness and your salvation all day long, though I cannot sum them up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My mouth will tell about Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot sum them up.

American Standard Version
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, And of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers thereof.

Contemporary English Version
All day long I will tell the wonderful things you do to save your people. But you have done much more than I could possibly know.

English Revised Version
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, and of thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My mouth will tell about your righteousness, about your salvation all day long. Even then, it is more than I can understand.

Good News Translation
I will tell of your goodness; all day long I will speak of your salvation, though it is more than I can understand.

International Standard Version
I will declare your righteousness and your salvation every day, though I do not fully understand what the outcome will be.

Majority Standard Bible
My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

NET Bible
I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.

New Heart English Bible
My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I do not know its full measure.

Webster's Bible Translation
My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

World English Bible
My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
My mouth recounts Your righteousness, "" All the day Your salvation, "" For I have not known the numbers.

Young's Literal Translation
My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

Smith's Literal Translation
My mouth shall recount thy justice, all the day thy salvation, for I knew not numbers.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not knows learning,

Catholic Public Domain Version
My mouth will announce your justice, your salvation all day long. For I have not known letters.

New American Bible
My mouth shall proclaim your just deeds, day after day your acts of deliverance, though I cannot number them all.

New Revised Standard Version
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all day long, though their number is past my knowledge.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day, for I cannot read.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
My mouth will proclaim your righteousness, and your praise all the day, because I have not known book writing.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, And of Thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers thereof.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, and thy salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs of men.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
In You, O LORD, I Have Taken Refuge
14But I will always hope and will praise You more and more. 15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure. 16I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.…

Cross References
Psalm 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

Psalm 35:28
Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

Psalm 22:22
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

Psalm 145:4-7
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— / the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. / They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness. ...

Psalm 51:14-15
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness. / O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

Isaiah 63:7
I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

Psalm 66:16
Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

Psalm 119:46
I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.

Psalm 9:1
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

Psalm 96:2-3
Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. / Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.

Psalm 107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

Psalm 26:7
to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.

Psalm 89:1
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 119:171
My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

Luke 1:50
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.


Treasury of Scripture

My mouth shall show forth your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

My mouth

Psalm 71:8,24
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day…

Psalm 22:22-25
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee…

Psalm 30:12
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

all the day

Psalm 35:28
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

Psalm 89:16
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

I know

Psalm 40:5,12
Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered…

Psalm 139:17,18
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! …

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Psalm 71
1. David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favor, prays both for himself,
10. and against the enemies of his soul
14. He promises constancy
17. He prays for perseverance
19. He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully














My mouth will declare Your righteousness
The psalmist begins with a personal commitment to proclaim God's righteousness. The Hebrew word for "declare" is "נָגַד" (nagad), which implies making something known or conspicuous. This suggests an active and intentional effort to speak of God's moral perfection and justice. In a historical context, the psalmist's declaration is a public testimony, akin to a herald announcing a king's decree. This reflects the believer's duty to share God's righteousness with others, emphasizing the importance of vocal witness in the life of faith.

and Your salvation all day long
The phrase "all day long" indicates a continuous, unceasing proclamation. The Hebrew word for "salvation" is "יְשׁוּעָה" (yeshu'ah), which encompasses deliverance, rescue, and safety. This term is rich with messianic implications, pointing to the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ. Historically, salvation was a central theme in Israel's history, from the Exodus to the return from exile. The psalmist's commitment to speak of God's salvation continually underscores the believer's call to live in constant awareness and gratitude for God's saving acts.

though I cannot know their full measure
Here, the psalmist acknowledges human limitations in comprehending the full extent of God's righteousness and salvation. The Hebrew word "סָפַר" (saphar) means to count or recount, suggesting that God's deeds are beyond enumeration. This humility reflects a deep reverence for God's infinite nature. Scripturally, this echoes other biblical passages that speak of God's ways being higher than human ways (Isaiah 55:9). It serves as a reminder of the mystery and majesty of God, encouraging believers to trust in His wisdom and sovereignty even when they cannot fully understand His works.

(15) Comp. Psalm 40:5, which indicates the meaning here. Mere reminiscence must give place to actual calculation, which too must fail before the sense of Divine interference in his favour.

Verse 15. - My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day. Salvation is inseparable from righteousness. It is as being righteous himself that God accepts the righteous, and as faithful to his promises, which is a part of his righteousness, that he pardons penitents. For I know not the numbers thereof (comp. Psalm 40:5). God's acts of pardoning mercy, by which he brings about the salvation of penitents, are innumerable.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My mouth
פִּ֤י ׀ (pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

will declare
יְסַפֵּ֬ר (yə·sap·pêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate

Your righteousness
צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ (ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively

and Your salvation
תְּשׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ (tə·šū·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8668: Deliverance, salvation

all day long,
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

though
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I cannot
לֹ֖א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

know
יָדַ֣עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3045: To know

their full measure.
סְפֹרֽוֹת׃ (sə·p̄ō·rō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5615: A numeration


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