Psalm 19:14

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:12-14

Psalms 19:12-14 I. The first prayer, "Cleanse Thou me from secret faults," springs naturally out of the complaint, "Who can understand his errors?" Germs of evil are in our nature that can never be estimated or counted. You may trace and track sin in its outward manifestations, you may reach it inwardly in its volitions or movements of voluntary choice, but still more deeply seated is the mystery of iniquity in the inner man. II. In your spiritual exercise of soul upon Jehovah's law, you find... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Psalms 19:14

redeemer Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14

Psalms 19:1-14 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 handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard ( Psalms 19:1-3 ).God is speaking to you every day, every night, through the world, the universe that He has created. The heavens are declaring... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 19:1-14

Psalms 19:4 . Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. The LXX, φθογγος , phthoggos. Vulgate, sonus, their sound; the music of their voice. The elegant Tertullian, in his apology for the christian religion, applies the same idea to the spread of the gospel. After stating to the emperor that their cities, their camps and castles, were full of christians, he asks, “In whom have all the nations of the earth believed, except in Christ? Not... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 19:14

Psalms 19:14The words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart.Words and thoughtsThe prayer speaks for itself, as the prayer of a truly righteous man. One might almost call that man a perfect man whose whole life was lived in perfect accord with it. For the majority of us, it is far easier to control one’s actions than one’s words. What mischief is done by the exaggerated denunciations of violent language, and by the false position of guilt in which strong epithets and expletives are usually... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 19:14

Psa 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Ver. 14. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation, &c. ] Sint ad beneplaeitum verba, &c. Let both my words and thoughts, as well as my life and actions, be to favourable acceptation; let them be such as may suit with thy law and will. O Lord, my strength ] Heb. my rock, In Mare, vel in Marah, vel in hoc mundo, say the Rabbis; in the sea of... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 19:14

Let: Psalms 5:1, Psalms 5:2, Psalms 51:15, Psalms 66:18-Proverbs :, Psalms 119:108, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Proverbs 15:8, Romans 15:16, Hebrews 11:4, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5 strength: Heb. rock, Psalms 18:1, Psalms 18:2 redeemer: Job 19:25, Isaiah 43:14, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 47:4, Isaiah 54:5, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19, Revelation 5:9 Reciprocal: Joshua 1:8 - thou shalt Psalms 9:16 - Higgaion Psalms 27:1 - strength Psalms 28:7 - strength Psalms 31:4 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 19:14

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 — 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, which have their first rise in the thoughts.Redeemer — This expression seems to be added emphatically, and with special respect to Christ, to whom alone this word Goel can... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 19:14

14. Let the words A comprehensive prayer that both the inner man and the outgoings of the heart may be acceptable to God. Meditation of my heart Its devices and secret counsels. What higher standard of holiness does the New Testament set for us than is contained in these last two verses? read more

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