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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O 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.

Context of Psalms 19:14

12Who can know all his errors? Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of. 13Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant sins; do not allow such sins to control me. Then I will be blameless, and innocent of blatant rebellion. May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering 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 5:1Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!
• Psalms 51:15O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.
• Psalms 66:18If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
• Psalms 119:108O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!
• Genesis 4:4But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
• Proverbs 15:8The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
• Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead.
• Hebrews 13:15Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.
• 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Psalms 18:1He said: “I love you, Lord, my source of strength!
• Job 19:25As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that as the last he will stand upon the earth.
• Isaiah 43:14This is what the Lord says, your protector, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs.
• Isaiah 44:6This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the Lord who commands armies: “I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.
• Isaiah 47:4says our protector – the Lord who commands armies is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 54:5For your husband is the one who made you – the Lord who commands armies is his name. He is your protector, the Holy One of Israel. He is called “God of the entire earth.”

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