“I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.”
The reference to crying to God with the mouth and high praise on the tongue articulates the vocal expression of thanksgiving and the wholehearted engagement of the entire person in worship. This verse indicates that gratitude is not silent but vigorously expressed.
Church Fathers on Psalms 66:17
1. This Psalm has on the title the inscription, “For the end, a song of a Psalm of Resurrection.” When ye hear “for the end,” whenever the Psalms are repeated, understand it “for Christ:” the Apostle saying, “For the end of the law is Christ, for righteousness to every one believing.” Romans 10:4 In what manner therefore here Resurrection is sung, you will hear, and whose Resurrection it is, as far as Himself deigns to give and disclose. For the Resurrection we Christians…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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