Be pleased to accept the voluntary offerings of my mouth, Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
Parallel translations
- WEB Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.
- KJV Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
- BSB Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
- NKJV Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
- NLT Lord, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations.
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Quick answer
He asks God to accept the willing praise of his mouth and to teach him His ordinances. Free worship and a teachable heart go together.
Overview
The psalmist offers the freewill offering of his words, his praise and prayer, asking God to receive it, while also seeking further instruction. Worship and the desire to learn are joined in the godly heart. This anticipates the new covenant worship of the lips offered through Christ, the sacrifice of praise that pleases God (Heb. 13:15; Hosea 14:2).
Cross-references & the web
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- Heb 13:15Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
- Hos 14:2Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls.
- Num 29:39“‘You shall offer these to Yahweh in your set feasts, besides your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meal offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.’”
- Ps 119:12Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
- Ps 119:169Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word.
- Ps 119:130The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
- Ps 119:26I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
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