Psalms 19:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִֽהְי‪[t]‬֥וּ־לְרָצ֨וֹן ׀ אִמְרֵי־פִ֡י וְהֶגְי֣וֹן לִבִּ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה צוּרִ֥י וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃

Transliteration

yihyû-to-rāṣôn ʾimrê-pî and-hegyôn libbî before-you YHWH ṣûrî and-gōʾălî

Grammar Details

• *yihyû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3mp - may they be
• *rāṣôn*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - favor/acceptance
• *ʾimrê*: noun, masculine, plural, construct - words of
• *pî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1cs suffix - my mouth
• *hegyôn*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - meditation of
• *libbî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1cs suffix - my heart
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ṣûrî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1cs suffix - my rock
• *gōʾălî*: verb, qal participle, masculine, singular with 1cs suffix - my redeemer

Word Meanings

• *yihyû*: may they be/let them be
• *rāṣôn*: favor/acceptance/goodwill/delight
• *ʾimrê*: words/sayings/utterances
• *pî*: my mouth
• *hegyôn*: meditation/musing/whisper/murmuring
• *libbî*: my heart/mind/inner person
• *YHWH*: LORD/Yahweh (divine name)
• *ṣûrî*: my rock/strength/refuge
• *gōʾălî*: my redeemer/vindicator/protector