Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
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- WEB Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
- BSB May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- NKJV Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
- NASB May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
- NLT May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
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David asks that his words and inmost thoughts be pleasing to God, his rock and redeemer. He desires inward and outward acceptability before the Lord.
Overview
This well-loved closing prayer moves from speech to the meditation of the heart, seeking that both be acceptable to God. He addresses God as 'rock' (his firm foundation) and 'redeemer' (his deliverer who buys back). The title 'redeemer' anticipates the full redemption accomplished by Christ, in whom alone our words and hearts are made acceptable.
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- Ps 104:34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
- Ps 51:15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
- Ps 119:108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
- 1 Pet 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
- Ps 66:18–20If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
- Prov 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
- Ps 18:1–2I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
- Ps 5:1–2Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
- Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
- Heb 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
- Job 19:25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
- Heb 13:15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
- 1 Pet 1:18–19Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
- Isa 47:4As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
- Rom 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
- Isa 54:5For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
- Gen 4:4–5And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
- 1 Th 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
- Isa 44:6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
- Isa 43:14Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
- Rev 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
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