Focused Passage

Psalms 19:12-14

The Heavens Declare and the Law Revives

The psalm moves from creation’s universal declaration of God’s glory, to the sun’s joyful circuit under God’s ordering, to the perfection and sweetness of the LORD’s instruction, and finally to David’s prayer that God would cleanse hidden faults, restrain willful sins, and make his words and meditation acceptable.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12 Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.

13 Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Cross-references

1 John 1:9 Classic cross-references Psalms 90:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 139:23 Classic cross-references Job 6:24 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

Who מִֽי־ H4310 Interrogative can discern יָבִ֑ין H995 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his own errors שְׁגִיא֥וֹת H7691 Noun - feminine plural Cleanse me נַקֵּֽנִי׃ H5352 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular from my hidden faults מִֽנִּסְתָּר֥וֹת H5641 Preposition-m | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

Psalms 119:133 Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Classic cross-references John 8:36 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:11 Classic cross-references Romans 6:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

Keep חֲשֹׂ֬ךְ H2820 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Your servant עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ H5650 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular also גַּ֤ם H1571 Conjunction from willful sins מִזֵּדִ֨ים׀ H2086 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine plural may they not אַֽל־ H408 Adverb rule יִמְשְׁלוּ־ H4910 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural over me בִ֣י Preposition | first person common singular Then אָ֣ז H227 Adverb I will be blameless אֵיתָ֑ם H8552 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular and cleansed וְ֝נִקֵּ֗יתִי H5352 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular of great רָֽב׃ H7227 Adjective - masculine singular transgression מִפֶּ֥שַֽׁע H6588 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Joshua 1:8 Classic cross-references Romans 12:1 Classic cross-references Psalms 104:34 Classic cross-references Psalms 51:15 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:108 Classic cross-references

Original words

May the words אִמְרֵי־ H561 Noun - masculine plural construct of my mouth פִ֡י H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and the meditation וְהֶגְי֣וֹן H1902 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of my heart לִבִּ֣י H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular be יִֽהְי֥וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural pleasing לְרָצ֨וֹן׀ H7522 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular in Your sight לְפָנֶ֑יךָ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular O LORD יְ֝הוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular my Rock צוּרִ֥י H6697 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and my Redeemer וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃ H1350 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

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