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Psalm 71:24

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

22I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
23My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
24My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
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The promise to speak of God's righteousness all day comes with a hard edge: those who want to harm the singer are confounded.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Psalm 71:13Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.Verse 13 asks that those seeking the singer's harm be disappointed; verse 24 declares their disappointment.
Psalm 77:12I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.Both describe sustained attention to God: one through speaking of his righteousness, the other through considering his work.
Psalm 35:28My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.Both commit the tongue to talking about God's righteousness all day long.
Psalm 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.Both promise to tell of God's righteousness throughout the day; verse 15 adds salvation beyond the singer's full knowledge.
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 names God's righteousness, while Ephesians directs speech toward building others up.
1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.Both speak of enemies being overcome, though the psalm concerns the singer's attackers and Corinthians concerns Christ's reign.
Esther 9:2the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who wanted to harm them. No one …Both describe people who wanted to cause harm being thwarted; Esther recounts the Jews gathering against those attackers.
2 Samuel 4:8They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David to Hebron, and said to the king, “Behold, the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your …Both connect an enemy's downfall with speech about God; Samuel records the head-bearers' claim that the LORD has avenged David.
Proverbs 10:20–21The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.Both mention the tongue and righteousness: the psalm names its subject, while Proverbs describes the worth of a righteous person's tongue.
Deuteronomy 11:19You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.Both describe speech extending throughout the day, with Deuteronomy naming household routines as times for teaching God's words.
Matthew 12:35The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.The connection is broad: the psalm speaks of God's righteousness, while Matthew describes good things coming from good treasure.
James 3:9With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.Both describe speech directed toward God; James also exposes the tongue's use to curse people made in God's image.
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Encouragement

These words offer no timetable for the end of threats against you. They record the singer's confidence: those seeking his harm are confounded, and God's righteousness deserves his praise.

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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).