Psalm 19:14

By: Kara Williams

Published on: 08/11/2024

Psalm 19:14 says, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” In this verse, the psalmist, David, is offering his words and the posture of his heart to God as a sacrifice and is asking God to find it acceptable. In the MacArthur commentary, John explains that the term “Be acceptable” is ‘often associated with God’s acceptance of properly offered, literal sacrifices. David asks for grace and enablement as he lays his “lip-and-life” sacrifices on the “altar”.’1