C.H. Spurgeon Reformed Baptist @princeofpreachers

I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. It is well when prayer and praise go together, like the horses in Pharaoh's chariot. Some cry who do not sing, and some sing who do not cry: both together are best.

John Gill Reformed Baptist @doctorgill

I cried unto him with my mouth,.... Crying designs prayer, and supposes distress; and crying with the mouth denotes vocal, ardent, and fervent prayer; and he was extolled with my tongue: at the same time the psalmist prayed for deliverance out of his distresses, he praised God for the mercies he had received: and did, as the Apostle Paul directs, make known his requests with...

Keil & Delitzsch Lutheran @keilanddelitzsch

I cried aloud to God, and the hymn of praise was already on my tongue, so certain was I of being heard. If I had aimed at evil in my heart, the Lord would not hear me; but a hypocritical prayer He rejects utterly. Prayer and mercy stand together.

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Commenting on Psalm 66:16-20