Psalms 19:14

Psalms 19:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
• New International Version (NIV)May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
• New Living Translation (NLT)May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Context of Psalms 19:14

12Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults. 13Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalms 19:14 word by word

יִֽהְי֥וּ לְרָצ֨וֹן׀ אִמְרֵי־פִ֡י וְהֶגְי֣וֹן לִבִּ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה צוּרִ֥י וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let the wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and the meditationהִגָּיוֹןhiggâyôn · meditationH1902
• of my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• be acceptableרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• in thy sightפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• my strengthצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• and my redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350

Cross-references for Psalms 19:14

• Psalms 5:1Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my groaning.
• Psalms 51:15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
• Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
• Psalms 119:108Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules.
• Genesis 4:4and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
• Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
• Hebrews 13:15Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
• 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Psalms 18:1I love you, O Lord, my strength.
• Job 19:25For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.
• Isaiah 43:14Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I send to Babylon and bring them all down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
• Isaiah 44:6Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
• Isaiah 47:4Our Redeemer—the Lord of hosts is his name— is the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 54:5For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.

Commentaries on Psalms 19:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Let the words of my mouth - He has prayed against practical sin, the sins of the body; now, against the sins of the mouth and of the heart. Let my mouth speak nothing but what is true, kind, and profitable; and my heart meditate nothing but what is holy, pure, and chaste. Acceptable in thy sight - Like a sacrifice without spot or blemish, offered up with a perfect heart to God. O Lord, my strength - צורי tsuri, "my fountain, my origin." My redeemer - גאלי…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Let the words of my mouth - The words that I speak; all the words that I speak. And the meditation of my heart - The thoughts of my heart. Be acceptable in thy sight - Be such as thou wilt approve; or, be such as will be pleasing to thee; such as will give thee delight or satisfaction; such as will be agreeable to thee. Compare Proverbs 14:35; Isaiah 56:7; Isaiah 60:7; Jeremiah 6:20; Exodus 28:38; Leviticus 22:20-21; Leviticus 19:5. This supposes: (a)…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 God's word warns the wicked not to go on in his wicked way, and warns the righteous not to turn from his good way. There is a reward, not only after keeping, but in keeping God's commandments. Religion makes our comforts sweet, and our crosses easy, life truly valuable, and death itself truly desirable. David not only desired to be pardoned and cleansed from the sins he had discovered and confessed, but from those he had forgotten or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart: The psalmist desires to please God in everything he says and thinks (see Luke 6:45; Romans 12:1–2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. The clearer our view of the law, the more manifest are our sins. Still for its full effect we need divine grace to show us our faults, acquit us, restrain us from the practice, and free us from the power, of sin. Thus only can our conduct be blameless, and our words and thoughts acceptable to God.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings