My mouthwill speakwisdom,And the meditationof my heart[will be] understanding.
Let the wordsof my mouthand the meditationof my heartBe acceptablein Your sight,O LORD,my rockand my Redeemer.
"The goodmanbringsout of [his] goodtreasurewhat is good;and the evilmanbringsout of [his] eviltreasurewhat is evil.
Inclineyour earand hearthe wordsof the wise,And applyyour mindto my knowledge;
My heartoverflowswith a goodtheme;I addressmy versesto the King;My tongueis the penof a readywriter.
The mouthof the righteousutterswisdom,And his tonguespeaksjustice.
The unfoldingof Your wordsgiveslight;It givesunderstandingto the simple.
"Ifnot, listento me; Keepsilent,and I will teachyou wisdom."
"My wordsare [from] the uprightnessof my heart,And my lipsspeakknowledgesincerely.
"Let my teachingdropas the rain,My speechdistillas the dew,As the dropletson the freshgrassAnd as the showerson the herb.
Let my meditationbe pleasingto Him; As for me, I shall be gladin the LORD.
But knowthat the LORDhas setapartthe godlymanfor Himself; The LORDhearswhen I callto Him.