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Psalm 119:171

Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.

169Let my cry come before you, LORD. Give me understanding according to your word.
170Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
171Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
173Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
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Lips utter praise here because God teaches his statutes, making his instruction itself a reason for thanks even amid cries for help.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Psalm 119:7I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.Both verses connect learning God's commands with thanks or praise directed to him.
Psalm 19:8The LORD’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. The LORD’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.God's instruction prompts praise in Psalm 119 and brings joy and light in Psalm 19.
Psalm 71:23–24My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!Both passages speak of lips praising God, with teaching named as the reason here and redemption in Psalm 71.
Psalm 94:12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, LORD, and teach out of your law,Both name God as the teacher of his law, describing his teaching as grounds for praise or blessing.
Nehemiah 8:12All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.God's teaching leads to praise in the psalm; understanding the declared words leads to celebration in Nehemiah.
Leviticus 20:22“‘You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.Both speak of God's statutes: the psalm praises him for teaching them, while Leviticus commands his people to keep them.
Proverbs 22:18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.Both mention lips, though the psalm asks for praise and Proverbs describes keeping something within and ready on the lips.
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Encouragement

The surrounding cries for understanding and help leave room for praise. Even while you need help, God's teaching is a gift worth thanking him for.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).