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