“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”
The final petition that the words of the mouth and the meditation of the heart be acceptable in God's sight O Lord rock and redeemer conclude the psalm by offering the entire emotional and spiritual life to God. The words and meditations suggest external speech and internal thought. The acceptability to God suggests that these become the speaker's offering. The titles rock and redeemer reaffirm God's protective and redemptive role. This verse concludes by consecrating the speaker's whole self to God.
Church Fathers on Psalms 19:14
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. It is a well-known title; nor does the Lord Jesus Christ say what follows, but it is said of Him. 2. “The heavens tell out the glory of God” Psalm 18:1. The righteous Evangelists, in whom, as in the heavens, God dwells, set forth the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, or the glory wherewith the Son glorified the Father upon earth. “And the firmament shows forth the works of His hands.” And the firmament shows forth the deeds of the…
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