Psalms 119:108

Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offerings of my mouth -Or, the meaning of the word here rendered “free-will,” see the notes atPsalms 110:3. It conveys the idea that there is no constraint or compulsion; that the offering is a prompting of the heart. The offering might be that of flour, or grain, or fruits, or property of any kind, as devoted to God; or it might be, as here, an offering of the lips, expressed in prayer and praise. Either of them might be acceptable to God; their being accepted in either case would depend on the good pleasure of God, and hence, the psalmist prays that his offering might be thus acceptable. CompareHebrews 13:15.