“May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Palm 19:14
“Pleasing in Your sight” is a phrase connected to the foregoing confession and pleas for God’s grace … apart from God’s grace, nothing can find favor with Him.
“My rock” means my strength. “My Redeemer” describes God as the One who purchases our freedom from any slavery (such as sin). The Lord redeemed Israel by rescuing them from slavery in Egypt. In the New Testament, “redeem” (ransom) describe Jesus’ work, which also is described as “atonement”, which recues us from the slavery of all of our sin.
The word redeemer is also the idea of covering something. Moses closely relates atonement to the idea of redemption, where an innocent life is offered as a substitute for a guilty life (e.g., the transfer of guilt to a sacrificial animal). Atonement brought cleansing. Jesus was the final, perfect sacrifice for us when He willingly died on the cross. Thus, He paid the price once for all peoples, nations and languages.
Psalm 19 states the heavens continually declare God’s praise, and the forces of nature daily show forth His glory as they faithfully carry out the duties He has assigned them. Too bad we so often fail in the fulfillment of our divinely appointed tasks. Marvelous as the heavens are, and eloquent as nature’s testimony to the greatness of the Creator, God’s forgiveness and grace as revealed in His Word are even more glorious.
God’s blessings on your day…