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Psalms 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD as "my Rock and my Redeemer" immediately after praying for deliverance from willful sin in the preceding verse.
The words — The verse centers on אִמְרֵי־פִי (imrei-pi, "words of my mouth") and הֶגְיֹן לִבִּי (hegyon libbi, "meditation of my heart"), both petitioned to be לְרָצוֹן (le-ratzon, "pleasing" or "acceptable") before God.
The thread — This request for acceptable speech and inner reflection appears in Psalms 51:15, 104:34, and 119:108, where the speaker similarly asks God to receive vocal praise and heart-centered devotion.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to submit both spoken expression and internal reflection to divine evaluation, treating God as the standard for human devotion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
Cross-references
- Psalms 104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
- Psalms 51:15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
- Psalms 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.
- Psalms 66:18 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.
- Psalms 18:1 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.
- Psalms 5:1 For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
- 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.
- 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.