Text -- Psalms 19:14 (NET)

19:14 May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 19:14

¹ tn Heb “may the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart be acceptable before you.” The prefixed verbal form at the beginning of the verse is understood as a jussive of prayer. Another option is to translate the form as an imperfect continuing the thought of v. 14b: “[Then] the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart will be acceptable before you.”

² tn Heb “my rocky cliff,” which is a metaphor for protection; thus the translation “sheltering rock.”

³ tn Heb “and the one who redeems me.” The metaphor casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis.