The affirmation that God's steadfast love is better than life establishes an inversion of ordinary values: the covenant relationship with God supersedes even the fundamental desire to continue living. The assertion that lips will praise God articulates the resolve to respond to the experience of divine love with worship and thanksgiving. The reference to praising with joyful lips indicates that the response to divine mercy is not merely intellectual but involves the entire person in bodily expression of joy. This verse articulates the ultimate value of covenant relationship.

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