“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”
The Tongue
David names both words and meditation of my heart together here, worth noticing this pairing directly, not merely external speech examined alone, but the internal source this speech actually flows from, both held together as this whole movement’s own comprehensive aim, acceptable, all the way to the actual root.
This is worth applying against however much your own attention to speech has remained purely external, managing words alone without this further, deeper attention to the actual meditation of the heart producing them, worth examining whether genuine change requires addressing this described, deeper source.
Notice O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer, worth holding as this psalm’s own actual, grounding conclusion, this whole prayer for acceptable words and thoughts offered specifically to this named source of both strength and redemption, worth trusting as the actual power behind whatever change this book has been describing.
Pray today David’s own specific prayer, both words and heart’s meditation brought together, acceptable in thy sight, trusting your strength and redeemer as the actual source capable of genuinely, comprehensively transforming not merely your external speech, but the deeper heart this speech has always, actually flowed from.
Guard Your Words
- Pray for both your words and your heart’s meditation today, not words examined alone.
- Consider what your own heart’s meditation has actually been producing in your recent speech.
- Trust God as strength and redeemer, the actual source of this whole book’s described transformation.
Prayer
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Transform both, all the way to the source. Amen.
Carry this today
Genuine change addresses both words and the heart’s meditation that actually produces them.