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Psalm 19:14

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19:14May my words and my thoughts

be acceptable in your sight,41

O Lord, my sheltering rock42 and my redeemer.43

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Footnotes

  1. 41 Heb “may the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart be acceptable before you.” The prefixed verbal form at the beginning of the verse is understood as a jussive of prayer. Another option is to translate the form as an imperfect continuing the thought of v. 14b: “[Then] the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart will be acceptable before you.”
  2. 42 Heb “my rocky cliff,” which is a metaphor for protection; thus the translation “sheltering rock.”
  3. 43 Heb “and the one who redeems me.” The metaphor casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in your sight,

O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart

be pleasing in your sight,

Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

May the words of my mouth

and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable to you,

Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

NLTNew Living Translation

May the words of my mouth

and the meditation of my heart

be pleasing to you,

O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in your presence,

O Yahweh, my rock and my redeemer.

KJV 1900King 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.