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Psalm 119:172

Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

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.
174I have longed for your salvation, LORD. Your law is my delight.
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A tongue singing about commandments links praise with God's authority, raising the question of how his commands become a reason for joy in your speech.

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Psalm 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.Both prayers express confidence in God's commandments, one seeking good judgment and knowledge, the other seeking to sing of his word.
Romans 7:12Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, righteous, and good.Both texts affirm the righteousness of God's commandments, with Romans also naming the commandment holy and good.
Psalm 119:13With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.Both verses put God's instruction on the speaker's lips, whether declaring his ordinances or singing of his word.
Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.Both concern what comes from the mouth: the psalm seeks song about God's word, while Ephesians seeks speech that builds others up.
Romans 7:14For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.Both affirm the character of God's law, though Romans contrasts its spiritual nature with the speaker's bondage to sin.
Matthew 12:34–35You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.Both concern speech and goodness, though Matthew rebukes evil speakers while the psalm asks to sing about righteous commandments.
Psalm 37:30The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.Both link the tongue with righteousness: one sings of God's commandments, while the other speaks wisdom and justice.
Psalm 119:142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.Both connect God's instruction with righteousness, with Psalm 119:142 also affirming that his law is truth.
Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.Both concern the use of speech, though the psalm addresses song about God's word and Colossians addresses gracious answers to people.
Deuteronomy 6:7and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, …Both bring God's instruction into spoken words, through song in the psalm and through teaching and daily conversation in Deuteronomy.
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Your praise has a reason in the words God has spoken. The singer's confidence rests on this claim: all God's commandments are righteousness.

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