KJV 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.
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Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
WEB World English Bible
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
ASV American Standard Version
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!
Surrounding context — Psalm 19
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.
12 Who can understand [his] errors? cleanse thou me from secret [faults].
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous [sins]; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יִֽהְי֥וּH1961 · ha.yahto beלְרָצ֨וֹן׀H7522 · ra.tsonacceptanceאִמְרֵי־H561 · e.merwordפִ֡יH6310 · pehlipוְהֶגְי֣וֹןH1902 · hig.ga.vonHiggaionלִבִּ֣יH3820 · levheartלְפָנֶ֑יךָH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְ֝הוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDצוּרִ֥יH6697 · tsurRocks (of Goats)וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃H1350 · ga.alto redeem: redeem
Cross-references
Psalm 104:34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.Psalm 51:15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.Psalm 119:108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.1 Peter 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.Psalm 66:18-20If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.Psalm 18:1-2To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.Psalm 5:1-2To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.Job 19:25For I know [that] my redeemer liveth, and [that] he shall stand at the latter [day] upon the earth:Hebrews 13:15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving thanks to his name.1 Peter 1:18-19Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;Isaiah 47:4[As for] our redeemer, the LORD of hosts [is] his name, the Holy One of Israel.Romans 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.Genesis 4:4-5And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:1 Thessalonians 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
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