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Psalm 66:17

I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

15I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
16Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
17I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
18If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
19But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
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Notice

The same voice cries to God and praises him, a close pairing that may challenge the way you separate need from worship.

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Where else Scripture says this

4 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 149:6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hand,Both verses place praise for God in human mouths; Psalm 149 also speaks of a sword in hand.
Psalm 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.Both speakers recount crying to God; Psalm 34 goes on to name God's hearing and rescue.
Psalm 30:1A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David. I will extol you, LORD, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.Both speakers extol God; Psalm 30 names being raised up and spared their foes' rejoicing as reasons for praise.
Psalm 116:12What will I give to the LORD for all his benefits toward me?Both passages describe a response to God; Psalm 66 names spoken praise, while Psalm 116 asks what to give for his benefits.
Where this verse fits

Wanting a steady prayer habit. praise and worship. answered prayer.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Speak one need and one praise to God

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Encouragement

A cry to God can have a place alongside praise. The speaker recounts both without treating his need as a barrier to honoring God.

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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).