Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 51:15
15Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
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 I will teach the rebellious your ways, and sinners will return to you. 14Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God — God of my salvation — and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. 16You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; you are not pleased with a burnt offering. 17The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God.
Read all of Psalms 51Psalms 51:15 word by word
אֲ֭דֹנָי שְׂפָתַ֣י תִּפְתָּ֑ח וּ֝פִ֗י יַגִּ֥יד תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 51:15
- Genesis 44:16“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed your servants’ iniquity. We are now my lord’s slaves — both we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”
- 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of his faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a person does not prevail by his own strength.
- Ezekiel 16:63so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace. This is the declaration of the Lord God.’”
- Matthew 22:12So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.
- Exodus 4:11The Lord said to him, “Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
- Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’ Let the one who listens, listen, and let the one who refuses, refuse — for they are a rebellious house.
- Ezekiel 29:21“In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will enable you to speak out among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
- Mark 7:34Looking up to heaven, he sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”).
- Psalms 63:3My lips will glorify you because your faithful love is better than life.
- Psalms 119:13With my lips I proclaim all the judgments from your mouth.
- Hebrews 13:15Therefore, through him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess 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
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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
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