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Psalms 19:14

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19:14 May my words and my thoughts

be acceptable in your sight, 1 

O Lord, my sheltering rock 2  and my redeemer. 3 

Psalms 45:16

Context

45:16 Your 4  sons will carry 5  on the dynasty of your ancestors; 6 

you will make them princes throughout the land.

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[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.”

[19:14]  2 tn Heb “my rocky cliff,” which is a metaphor for protection; thus the translation “sheltering rock.”

[19:14]  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.

[45:16]  4 tn The pronoun is second masculine singular, indicating the king is being addressed from this point to the end of the psalm.

[45:16]  5 tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as jussive and the statement interpreted as a prayer, “May your sons carry on the dynasty of your ancestors!” The next line could then be taken as a relative clause, “[your sons] whom you will make princes throughout the land.”

[45:16]  6 tn Heb “in place of your fathers will be your sons.”



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