Psalms 19:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my sheltering 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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 104:34 : 34 May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.
• Ps 51:15 : 15 O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.
• Ps 66:18-20 : 18 If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 However, God heard; he listened to my prayer. 20 God deserves praise, for he did not reject my prayer or abandon his love for me!
• Job 19:25 : 25 As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that as the last he will stand upon the earth.
• Ps 18:1-2 : 1 For the music director; by the LORD’s servant David, who sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said:“I love you, LORD, my source of strength! 2 The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
• Ps 119:108 : 108 O LORD, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!
• Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
• Isa 43:14 : 14 The Lord Will Do Something New This is what the LORD says, your protector, the Holy One of Israel:“For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs.
• Isa 44:6 : 6 The Absurdity of Idolatry This is what the LORD, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:“I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.
• Isa 47:4 : 4 says our protector– the LORD of Heaven’s Armies is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 54:5 : 5 For your husband is the one who made you– the LORD of Heaven’s Armies is his name. He is your protector, the Holy One of Israel. He is called“God of the entire earth.”
• Rom 15:16 : 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
• Heb 11:4 : 4 By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead.
• Heb 13:15 : 15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.
• 1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed– not by perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.
• 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Rev 5:9 : 9 They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
• Ps 5:1-2 : 1 For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, LORD! Carefully consider my complaint! 2 Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!