Psalm 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.

Psalm 19:14

Study notes

The psalmist asks that his words and the thoughts of his heart would please the Lord, his Rock and Redeemer.

Explanation

After praising God's word (19:7-11) and asking to be kept from sin (19:12-13), the psalm ends with a prayer about inner and outer life: what is said and what is thought. "Redeemer" describes a relative who would buy back or rescue a family member in need.

Original language

אִמְרֵי־ ('im.rei-): word
Hebrew · Noun, masculine, plural, construct · Strong's H0561 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Words or sayings.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 19:14, word 3
וְהֶגְי֣וֹן (ve.heg.Yon): meditation
Hebrew · Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · Strong's H1902H · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Meditation: inner thoughts.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 19:14, word 5
לִבִּ֣י (li.Bi): heart
Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H3820A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Heart: the inner person, mind and will.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 19:14, word 6
וְגֹאֲלִֽי (ve.go.'a.Li): redeem
Hebrew · Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H1350A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Redeemer: one who rescues or buys back.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 19:14, word 10

Cross-references

Psalm 19:12-13 · Surrounding passage
The prayer to be kept from hidden faults.
Isaiah 44:24 · Same theme
God calls Himself your Redeemer.
Proverbs 4:23 · Same theme
Guard your heart.

Sources

STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament
Dataset · STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Used for: Original language

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יִֽהְי֥וּ לְרָצ֨וֹן׀ אִמְרֵי־פִ֡י וְהֶגְי֣וֹן לִבִּ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה צוּרִ֥י וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃

יִֽהְי֥וּyih.Yu“let them be”
Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
לְרָצ֨וֹן׀le.ra.Tzon“for acceptance”
Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָצוֹן · “acceptance” · Strong's H7522
אִמְרֵי־'im.rei-“[the] words of”
Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
פִ֡יfi“mouth my”
Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
וְהֶגְי֣וֹןve.heg.Yon“and [the] meditation of”
Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הִגָּיוֹן · “meditation” · Strong's H1902H
לִבִּ֣יli.Bi“heart my”
Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh“O Yahweh”
Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
צוּרִ֥יtzu.Ri“rock my”
Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from צוּר · “rock” · Strong's H6697H
וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃ve.go.'a.Li“and redeemer my”
Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A

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Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)