Psalm 19/Notes/Verbal.V. 15.508742
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- NET note: "The prefixed verbal form at the beginning of the verse is understood as a jussive of prayer. Another option is to translate the form as an imperfect continuing the thought of v. 14b: '[Then] the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart will be acceptable before you.'" But if this were the case, then we would expect another weqatal verb (והיו), as in the previous verse (ונקיתי). Cf. LXX: καὶ ἔσονται. Most modern versions rightly read as jussive (e.g., KJV, NIV, NLT, ESV, CEV, GNT, NET, LUT, HFA, NGÜ, ELB, EÜ, GNB, ZÜR; et al.). The clause initial position of the verb also points to a jussive interpretation (cf. Gentry 1998, 22).