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Psalms 19:14 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 19:14Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 19:1412 words
HebrewMeaning
גַּ֤םgam
alsoparticleH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
מִ/זֵּדִ֨יםmizēdiym
from presumptuous sinspronH2086
proud
חֲשֹׂ֬ךְḥăśōkə
keep backverbH2820
darken · forbear · hinder · hold back ···
עַבְדֶּ֗/ךָʿabədekā
servant yournounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
אַֽלʾal
may notparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
יִמְשְׁלוּyiməšəlw
they ruleverbH4910
make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···
בִ֣/יbiy
pron
אָ֣זʾāz
thenadvH227
for · from · hitherto · now ···
אֵיתָ֑םʾēytām
I will be blamelessverbH8552
cease · be clean ed · consume · have done ···
וְ֝/נִקֵּ֗יתִיwəniqēytiy
and I will be acquittedconjH5352
altogether · be blameless · cleanse · clear ···
מִ/פֶּ֥שַֽׁעmipešaʿ
from transgressionpronH6588
sin · transgression · trespass
רָֽבrāb
greatadjH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 19
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Carlos RiveraNote3mo ago
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The psalmist asks God to accept the words of his mouth and the meditations of his heart. He's recognizing that what we say flows out of what we're thinking, what we're dwelling on, what we're entertai...
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