Psalm 19:14

Translations

Modern

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Traditional

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

Literal

The words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, let them be for favor before Your face, O YHWH, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Latin

Et erunt ut complaceant eloquia oris mei, et meditatio cordis mei in conspectu tuo semper. Domine, adjutor meus, et redemptor meus.

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English

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Notes

Psalms 19:14

words 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).

Psalms 19:12–14

The psalmist knows his weaknesses, so he prays to remain faithful and commits himself to the Lord.

Psalms 19:1–14

God's wisdom is clearly shown in many places:

It appears in the heavens (Psalm 19:1–4),

in nature (Psalm 19:4–6),
in his teachings (Psalm 19:7–11), and
in the life of the psalmist (Psalm 19:12–14)

Like Psalm 8, this hymn uses creation to lead people to reflect on God. It offers a calm moment after the intense prayers and victory songs in earlier psalms.

The psalm begins with creation as a source of wisdom. It then moves to God’s word as the perfect source of wisdom. Finally, it ends with the human need for redemption.

Psalms 15:1–19:14

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

Theme notes and profiles

David Natural Revelation The Creator-King The Limitations of Law

Related verses

Psalm 104:34
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
Psalm 51:15
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Psalm 119:108
Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
1 Peter 2:5
…you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Psalm 66:18–20
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Psalm 18:1–2
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Psalm 5:1–2
For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
Job 19:25
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

Glossary

Creation David Malachi, Book of Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Bad Thoughts Bad Words Communication in Marriage Distractions God: Preserver God: Saviour Hurtful Words Kind Words Meditation: General Scriptures Concerning Morning Prayer Music: Higgaion: Our Words Pleasing God Privileges of Saints: Having God for Their: Redeemer Speech Thoughts Using Profanity Words of My Mouth Words: should be Acceptable to God

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