Psalms 19:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּ֤ם מִזֵּדִ֨ים ׀ חֲשֹׂ֬ךְ עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ אַֽל־יִמְשְׁלוּ־בִ֣י אָ֣ז אֵיתָ֑ם וְ֝נִקֵּ֗יתִי מִפֶּ֥שַֽׁע רָֽב׃

Transliteration

Also from-zēdîm ḥăśōḵ ʿaḇdeḵā not-yimšəlû-in-me then ʾêtām and-niqqêtî from-pešaʿ great

Grammar Details

*zēdîm*: adjective, masculine, plural - presumptuous/willful/arrogant
*ḥăśōḵ*: verb, qal imperative, masculine, singular - restrain/hold back
*ʿaḇdeḵā*: noun, masculine, singular with 2ms suffix - your servant
*yimšəlû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3mp - they rule/dominate
*ʾêtām*: verb, qal imperfect, 1cs - I will be blameless
*niqqêtî*: verb, niphal perfect, 1cs - I will be cleansed/innocent
*pešaʿ*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - transgression/rebellion

Word Meanings

*zēdîm*: presumptuous sins/willful transgressions/arrogant ones
*ḥăśōḵ*: restrain/hold back/keep back
*ʿaḇdeḵā*: your servant
*yimšəlû*: they rule/have dominion/control
*ʾêtām*: I will be blameless/upright/complete/innocent
*niqqêtî*: I will be cleansed/innocent/acquitted
*pešaʿ*: transgression/rebellion/sin

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Referenced Verses

Ps 104:34 : 34 Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
Ps 51:15 : 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Ps 66:18-20 : 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear: 19 But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.
Job 19:25 : 25 But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:
Ps 18:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said, I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength. 2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Ps 119:108 : 108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.
Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Isa 43:14 : 14 Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Isa 47:4 : 4 Our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 54:5 : 5 For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Rom 15:16 : 16 that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
1 Thess 1:10 : 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.
Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
Heb 11:4 : 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.
Heb 13:15 : 15 Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, {G299} even the blood of Christ:
1 Pet 2:5 : 5 ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood [men] of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
Ps 5:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.

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