Psalms 51:15
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
- KJV
- O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
- WEB
- Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.
- ASV
- O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
- DARBY
- Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
- BLB
- O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
- ÅB
- Herre, åpne mine lepper! Så skal min munn kunngjøre din pris.
- OTB
- Herre, åpne mine lepper,
Så min munn kan forkynne din pris. - B1930
- Herre, oplat mine leber! Så skal min munn kunngjøre din pris.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 13:15
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Read in contextPsalms 63:3–5
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Read in contextPsalms 9:14
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Read in contextEzekiel 29:21
In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 119:13
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Read in contextEzekiel 3:27
But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
Read in contextExodus 4:11
And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
Read in contextMark 7:34
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
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