And, I would like to thank my fiancé, my family, friends, classmates and all of you who thought it not robbery to listen to me talk about God’s Word just a little bit. Let my mouth speak nothing but what is true, kind, and profitable; and my heart meditate nothing but what is holy, pure, and chaste. It is like the petition in our Litany when we call upon God to forgive us our sins, negligences, and ignorances. Now, what does YAHWEH do? Professor Emeritus of Old Testament. (o) That I may obey you in thought, word and deed. 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." משׁפּטי ה are the jura of the Law as a corpus juris divini, everything that is right and constitutes right according to the decision of Jahve. The following commentary on Psalm 19:7 - 11 will introduce us to the terms also used in Psalm 119 and help us understand why God has given us the Bible. Lewis called Psalm 19 “the greatest poem in the Psalter and one of the greatest lyrics in the world.”1 The song employs beautiful imagery, playful poetry, and elegant prayer-petitions. We see the earth and the animals and the plants. So here: it is בּרה, clear, like the light of the sun (Sol 6:10), and its light is imparted to other objects: מאירת עינים, enlightening the eyes, which refers not merely to the enlightening of the understanding, but of one's whole condition; it makes the mind clear, and body as well as mind healthy and fresh, for the darkness of the eyes is sorrow, melancholy, and bewilderment. Psalm 19:7–14 introduces the law of the Lord—meaning Scripture—as God's perfect revelation of Himself and His will. We see the moon and the stars and the sun. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: PSALM 10:3-4 3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord. v2 I will tell you a story. David not only wants to obey God, he seeks to please Him, in words and thoughts, as well. O Lord my strength - Margin, as in Hebrew, rock. Clarke's Psalms 19:14 Bible Commentary Let the words of my mouth - He has prayed against practical sin, the sins of the body; now, against the sins of the mouth and of the heart. We understand God wants us to watch what we say-Ja 3:5 (NASB95) So also the tongue ... See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! What exactly does this mean? Creation is one of two “books' ( creation and conscience ), that God has given to every man born of woman and every woman begotten of man. Verse 14. Luther Seminary. While the “fool” may deny that God is, the righteous finds in Him the object of hopeful prayer for deliverance (verse 7). The point of the first six verses is that the heavenly bodies are objective proof that a powerful, creative God exists. The wonder of the heavens tell forth the glory of God and the wider expanse of God's amazing creation continues to declare day by day of the amazing work of God's creative hands. and the meditation of my heart; his inward thoughts continually revolving in his mind; or his meditation on the word of God and divine things; or mental prayer, which is not expressed, only conceived in the mind; be acceptable in thy sight; as words and thoughts are, when they are according to the word of God; and as the sacrifices of prayer, whether vocal or mental, and of praise, are through Jesus Christ our Lord. and Psalm 119:1 - 176 (which teaches us how to apply and use the Word.) He uses law, statutes, precepts, commandments, fear, and ordinances as part of the means by which he intends to teach us something vital. 4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. This final verse has served as a model, not only for prayer, but also for songs of praise for much of Christian history (Psalm 19:12–14). I would like to thank the Pastor and all the leaders of Alpha for this opportunity to speak before you all today. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. So many of the sacred words that have been penned by Israel’s shepherd king are prayers that have been rehearsed on the lips of many saints, over centuries of time, who have found comfort and grace in his pleadings to the Lord. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. David does not merely mean what are hidden from other people, secret from the eye of the world. This supposes: (a) that God has such control over our thoughts and words, that he can cause us to order them aright; (b) that it is proper to pray to him to exert such an influence on our minds that our words and thoughts may be right and pure; (c) that it is one of the sincere desires and wishes of true piety that the thoughts and words may be acceptable or pleasing to God. Psalm 19:14 Treasury of Scripture Knowing. The prayer speaks for itself, as the prayer of a truly righteous man. v3 We have heard them and know them because our fathers told them to us. Because it is so sure and certain, it does the work of making wise the simple. The divine Law is called תּמימה, "perfect," i.e., spotless and harmless, as being absolutely well-meaning, and altogether directed towards the well-being of man. After studying it a bit more closely, I came away with not only a better appreciation of the psalm itself, but for the glory of God, which is the David’s whole reason for writing the psalm. Psalms 19:14 (King James Version ... Psalm 19:12-14. The psalm, therefore, which begins with a contemplation of God in his works, appropriately closes with a contemplation of God in redemption; or brings before us the great thought that it is not by the knowledge of God as we can gain it from his works of creation that we are to be saved, but that the most endearing character in which he can be manifested to us is in the work of redemption, and that wherever we begin in our contemplation of God, it becomes us to end in the contemplation of his character as our Redeemer. The great object is to secure acceptance with him; to have such thoughts, and to utter such words, that He can look upon them with approbation. This expresses a typical OT motif of "role reversal." שׁובב, Psalm 23:3), to him, viz., who obeys the will of God graciously declared therein, and enters upon the divine way or rule of salvation. For the pastor who opts to preach on the psalm this week, most of the challenge will be to get out of the way so … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 19:7-14" Verse Seven - Verse Eight - Verse Nine - Verse Ten - Verse Eleven - Study Projects. Psa 19.14. And this was necessary in order to his preservation, even from presumptuous sins, which have their first rise in the thoughts, and thence, probably, proceed to expressions before they break forth into actions. They are therefore משׂמּחי לב, their educative guidance, taking one as it were by the hand, frees one from all tottering, satisfies a moral want, and preserves a joyous consciousness of being in the right way towards the right goal. Bible / Our Library / Bible Commentaries / The Treasury of David / Psalm / Psalm 19 / Psalm 19:14; Share Tweet. If you look at the Hebrew word of “search” in Psalm 139 commentary, it basically means to bore or dig. September 30, 2018. Words and thoughts. 3:10-12). He searches and knows us. Verse 7 THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT, REVIVING THE SOUL. He means those which he himself is ignorant of. I will talk about things hard to understand from past times. “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” PSALM 19 Meaning Verse by Verse David was the man after God’s own heart for he realised that it is not only the outside of a cup that needs to be clean and unsullied, but God desires an inner purity, which stems from a heart that is humble before the Lord and from whom will stream rivers of living water. David not only understood the need for an inner cleansing and purity on a day by day basis, where God Himself governs and sanctifies the thoughts of the heart and the words of the mouth, but he had come to an understanding that the Lord Jesus - the coming messiah; the divine days-man of Job and the coming seed of the woman was the strength of his life and the only kinsman redeemer for his soul. The two things which the psalmist here refers to in regard to God, as the appellations dear to his heart, are, (a) that God is his Rock, or strength; that is, that he was his defense and refuge; and. May we like this David, in humility of heart, sanctify the words of our mouth; the meditation of our heart; the thoughts of our minds and the motives of our inner being, so that we too are pleasing and acceptable in the sight of our precious Lord and Saviour. Psalm 19 naturally falls into three parts: God’s revelation in creation (verses 1-6), God’s revelation in the law (verses 7-11), and the response of the man of faith (verses 12-14). “Psalm 14”: This psalm could be dedicated to the atheist. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ‘verified’ in Genesis 42:20.” (Kidner) ii. What does it mean for God to search and know us? Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. (l) "rupes mea", Musculus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius; "mea petra", Pagninus, Montanus, Rivetus; so Ainsworth. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer. Words of worship that flow from a proud, rebellious or unrepentant heart are like an open sewer to the Lord, but worshipful words that flow from a life that is pure in thought and motive, word and deed ascend to the Father, as a sweet perfume. The Latin version begins "Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei". Meaning either his speech in common conversation, which should not be filthy and foolish, rotten and corrupt. Psalm 19:14 . (b) that he had rescued or redeemed him from sin; or that he looked to him as alone able to redeem him from sin and death. With the denial of God’s existence often comes the moral decay described (in verses 1-6), and which was used by Paul to prove the universal depravity of the human race (Rom. It is not necessary to inquire here how far the psalmist was acquainted with the plan of salvation as it would be ultimately disclosed through the great Redeemer of mankind; it is sufficient to know that he had an idea of redemption, and that he looked to God as his Redeemer, and believed that he could rescue him from sin. i. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. prat, πετ, pat, pad), i.e., easily led astray; to such an one it gives a solid basis and stability, σοφίζει αὐτὸν, 2 Timothy 3:15. Psalm 19 is about words. TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT To get what Psalm 19:14 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context  and relative popularity. (Ja 1.26) Equally important- allow God deal w/meditations- heart. My mouth shall speak of wisdom — I shall not treat of trivial things, nor of those I have but slightly considered; but about the most weighty matters, which my mind hath greatly pondered. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression. Psalms 19:12. “Sure, by its passive form, can mean not only what is firm but what is confirmed: cf. Compare Proverbs 14:35; Isaiah 56:7; Isaiah 60:7; Jeremiah 6:20; Exodus 28:38; Leviticus 22:20-21; Leviticus 19:5. But such as ministers grace to the hearer. It is because fear represents the specific attitude required to make the best use of God's law. Job 28:19; and therefore עמדת לעד, enduring for ever in opposition to all false forms of reverencing God, which carry their own condemnation in themselves. So many of the psalms of David rejoice our heart as he pours fourth a harmony of poetic praise for God’s merciful forgiveness and favour; the wonders of His mighty works and ways; the glories of His creative wisdom and His gracious acts towards the rebellious children of Israel. Proverbs 15:33 with Deuteronomy 17:19). This is טהורה, clean, pure, as the word which is like to pure gold, by which it is taught, Psalm 12:7, cf. The statute is a lamp - it is said in Proverbs 6:23 -and the law a light. And משׁיבת נפשׁ restoring, bringing back, i.e., imparting newness of life, quickening the soul (cf. These words are in the present tense. It has the meaning of searching for precious metals and water. Psalm 119, as well, extols God's Word as His perfect revelation and cites the blessings which come to those who love and obey it. מצות יהוה, Jahve's statute (from צוּה statuere), is the tenour of His commandments. A heart that meditates on the Lord and lifts up the person of the Lord Jesus, is the one that exhibits an inner grace and beauty, for such a one is willingly being transformed into the likeness of the Christ, for out of the mouth come thoughts that are conceived in the heart. Listen to the words that I am saying to you. Psalm 19:13 EXPOSITION. Then in the place of the word תורה we find עדוּת, - as the tables of the Ten Commandments (לחוּת העדוּת) are called, - from עוּד (העיד), which signifies not merely a corroborative, but also a warning and instructive testimony or attestation. In that case the ultimate meaning of their existence is the same as that of humans: existing to the praise of God’s glory. This is the gist of the prayer. In this chain of names for the Law, יראת ה is not the fear of God as an act performed, but as a precept, it is what God's revelation demands, effects, and maintains; so that it is the revealed way in which God is to be feared (Psalm 34:12) - in short, it is the religion of Jahve (cf. Question: "What does it mean that the heavens declare the glory of God?" v1 My people, hear what I am teaching you. Psalm 1 1 Meaning: Summary So, to summarize Psalm 1:1 – the blessed man takes no pleasure and has no interest in the advice, or the lifestyles, or the atmospheres permeated and created by people who are guilty before the Lord because of their sin, who rather than seek God’s forgiveness, they gather themselves together to actually shamelessly celebrate their rejection of God and his wisdom. One might wonder why fear is included. We have a special name for all these things that God made. Commentary on Psalm 19:7-14. But there is also a deeper meaning in this passage, hidden in plain sight. The testimony of Jahve is נאמנה, made firm, sure, faithful, i.e., raised above all doubt in its declarations, and verifying itself in its threatenings and promises; and hence מחכּימת פּתי, making wise simplicity, or the simple, lit., openness, the open (root פת to spread out, open, Indo-Germ. But who can discern their own errors? The great purpose of the truly pious is, not to please themselves, or to please their fellow-men, (compare Galatians 1:10), but to please God. Saint Paul, Minn. Related commentaries. His name is God. C.S. Psalms 19:14. The psalm tells us in verses 1 and 4 who that is. Psalm 19 is the 19th psalm in the Book of Psalms, known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. He wants my inward/hidden meditations to honor Him. Psalm 19:14(NASB) Verse Thoughts So many of the psalms of David rejoice our heart as he pours fourth a harmony of poetic praise for God’s merciful forgiveness and favour; the wonders of His mighty works and ways; the glories of His creative wisdom and His gracious acts … Psalm 49:3-4. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer. Psalms 19:14 Let the words H561 of my mouth, H6310 and the meditation H1902 of my heart, H3820 be acceptable H7522 in thy sight, H6440 O LORD, H3068 my strength, H6697 and my redeemer H1350 . For the majority of us, it is far easier to control one’s actions than one’s words. James Limburg. And my redeemer - On the word used here, see the note at Job 19:25; compare Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 44:24; Isaiah 47:4; Isaiah 63:16. What Psalm 19 means. May 9, 2017 - Teaching Inspiration. 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