King James Version

Psalms 119:171

My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

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תַּבַּ֣עְנָהtabanahutterנָבַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “utter”, an unfinished actionH5042to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).שְׂפָתַ֣יsefataylanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.תְּהִלָּ֑הtehilahpraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “praise”, the ordinary formH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.כִּ֖יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תְלַמְּדֵ֣נִיtelamdeniteachלָמַדverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “teach”, an unfinished actionH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).חֻקֶּֽיךָchuqeykhaappointedחֹקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let my lips utter praise: because Thou teachest me Thy statutes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.

Young’s Literal Translation

My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let my lips utter praise: because Thou teachest me Thy statutes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let my lips utter a hymn, when thou shalt have taught me thine ordinances.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξερεύξαιντο τὰ χείλη μου ὕμνον, ὅταν διδάξῃς με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.