Psalms 51:15

Psalms 51:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
• New International Version (NIV)Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

Context of Psalms 51:15

13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; Andmy tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. 16For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. 17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Psalms 51:15 word by word

אֲ֭דֹנָי שְׂפָתַ֣י תִּפְתָּ֑ח וּ֝פִ֗י יַגִּ֥יד תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 51:15

• Genesis 44:16And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
• Ezekiel 16:63that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
• Matthew 22:12and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.
• Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
• Exodus 4:11And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?
• Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
• Ezekiel 29:21In that day will I cause a horn to bud forth unto the house of Israel, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
• Mark 7:34and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
• Psalms 63:3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
• Psalms 119:13With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
• Hebrews 13:15Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.

Commentaries on Psalms 51:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15O Lord, open thou my lips - My heart is believing unto righteousness; give me thy peace, that my tongue may make confession unto salvation. He could not praise God for pardon till he felt that God had pardoned him; then his lips would be opened, and his tongue would show forth the praise of his Redeemer.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15O Lord, open thou my lips - That is, by taking away my guilt; by giving me evidence that my sins are forgiven; by taking this burden from me, and filling my heart with the joy of pardon. The original word is in the future tense, but the meaning is well expressed in our common translation. There was, in fact, at the same time a confident expectation that God “would” thus open his lips, and a desire that he should do it. And my mouth shall show forth thy…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Purge me with hyssop, with the blood of Christ applied to my soul by a lively faith, as the water of purification was sprinkled with a bunch of hyssop. The blood of Christ is called the blood of sprinkling, He 12:24. If this blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin, cleanse us from our sin, then we shall be clean indeed, He 10:2. He asks not to be comforted, till he is first cleansed; if sin, the bitter root of sorrow, be taken away, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19This heartfelt prayer for restoration seeks God's favor, mercy, forgiveness, and cleansing. With a broken spirit, the psalmist admits his sin and takes responsibility (Psalm 51:3–6). He then asks God to remove his guilt and renew him internally (Psalm 51:7–12). The psalmist commits again to living wisely and joyfully while serving God and others (Psalm 51:13–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. open ... lips--by removing my sense of guilt.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 51:15

• Conviction
• Desire
• Homicide
• Praise
• Prayer
• Remorse
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Bloodguiltiness
• Clean
• Conceive
• Contrite
• Create
• Hide
• Iniquity
• Psalms
• Purge

Commentaries on Psalms 51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings