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I. EXPLAIN THE EXHORTATION. It implies —

1. Warmth and fervency in prayer.

2. A holy fluency and copiousness of expression, so as to order our cause before Him, and fill our mouths with arguments.

3. Enlarged hope and expectation.

II. CONSIDER THE IMPORT OF THE PROMISE.

1. If we open our mouths to God in prayer, He will fill them more and more with suitable petitions and arguments.

2. God will fill the mouth with abundant thanksgivings.

3. We shall be filled with those blessings we pray for, if they are calculated to promote our real good and the glory of God.

III. NOTICE THE LIMITATIONS with which the promise requires to be understood.

1. Though God answers prayer, yet He will do it in His own time, and not always when we expect it.

2. He seldom answers prayer in the manner we expect.

3. He sometimes answers prayer gradually, and not all at once.

4. It is not our performance of duty, but the inviolable faithfulness of God that binds Him to the fulfilment of His promises.

IV. INFERENCES.

1. It is no wonder that many continue in a destitute and hopeless state: they live without prayer, and so without supplies of mercy.

2. If God thus fills the souls of unnumbered millions, how full must He Himself be!

(B. Beddome, M. A.)

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KJV: I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

WEB: I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.