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Psalms 19:14

PSALM—NOTE ON Psalms 19:14 Be acceptable comes from the language of sacrifice (as in Leviticus 22:20). The singer is asking that his song be seen as a suitable act of worship before God, like a sacrifice.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 19:14. _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_. Let my _mouth_ speak nothing bu...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH - The words that I speak; all the words that I speak. AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART - The thoughts of my heart. BE ACCEPTABLE IN THY SIGHT - Be such as thou wilt approve; o...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    MEDITATION. Hebrew. _haggaion._ See App-66. BE ACCEPTABLE. come with acceptance. IN THY SIGHT. before Thee. STRENGTH. rock. Hebrew. _zur._ See notes on Psalms 18:1; Psalms 18:2. REDEEMER. Hebrew. _...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The contemplation of this holy law leads the Psalmist to express his personal need of preservation and guidance....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH, &C.— Having thus extolled his Maker for the greatness of his power and mercy, and humbled himself for the number and heinousness of his iniquities, he closes this scene of p...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 19 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Greater than the Glory of God in the Heavens is the Grace of Jehovah in the Law. ANALYSIS A Composite Psalm: in which, by the mere force of Juxtaposition, the Grace of J...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH, AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART, BE ACCEPTABLE IN THY SIGHT, O LORD, MY STRENGTH, AND MY REDEEMER._ Let the words of my mouth - Let the prayer which is the main object of t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    MEDITATION. — Heb., _higgaîon._ (See Psalms 9:16; Psalms 92:3.)...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH,.... Meaning either his speech in common conversation, which should not be filthy and foolish, rotten and corrupt; but such as ministers grace to the hearer: or else his addr...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Let the words of my mouth_, &c. Having prayed that God would keep him from sinful actions, he now prays that God would govern and sanctify his words and thoughts. And this was necessary in order to h...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    MY STRENGTH: _ Heb._ my rock...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    11-14 God's word warns the wicked not to go on in his wicked way, and warns the righteous not to turn from his good way. There is a reward, not only after keeping, but in keeping God's commandments....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Having prayed that God would keep him from sinful actions, he now prays that God would govern and sanctify his words and thoughts, wherein he had many ways offended, as he here implies, and oft in thi...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 19:14 words H561 mouth H6310 meditation H1902 heart H3820 acceptable H7522 sight H6440 LORD H3068 strength H6697

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RESULTING PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM SIN AND DECLARATION OF GOD'S TOTAL RELIABILITY (PSALMS 19:12)....

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter 19 is one of the beautiful favorite psalms where David does speak about how God does reveal Himself to man in nature. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handi...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Gene

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Let — Having prayed that God would keep him from sinful actions, he now prays that God would govern, and sanctify his words and thoughts: and this was necessary to preserve him from presumptuous sins,...

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