My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness,.... Both his punitive justice in taking vengeance on his enemies, agreeably to the above imprecations; and his faithfulness in the performance of promises of good things unto him; as also his essential righteousness displayed and glorified in the redemption that is by Christ; and particularly the righteousness of Christ, accepted of God, and imputed by him; which the psalmist with his mouth declared his faith in, expressed his joy at, and set forth in a strong manner the glory and excellency of it, and determined to make mention of it, and of that only, as in Ps 71:16;[and] thy salvation all the day; both temporal and eternal; the glory of both, and praise for the same;for I know not the numbers [thereof]; of that righteousness and salvation, the numerous blessings which are contained in them; see Ps 40:5; or "though I know not the numbers of them" ; though he could not fully declare the glories and excellencies of the righteousness and salvation of God, and the numerous mercies and rich grace included in them; yet he would attempt to set them forth in the best way he could, though in a feeble and imperfect manner.
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Psalms 71:15
Psalms 71:15
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I know: Psalms 40:5, Psalms 40:12, Psalms 139:17-18