Psalms 51 · Verse 13

Psalms 51:13

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Psalms 51:13, King James Version

Psalms 51:13 in other translations

BSBThen I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
WEBThen I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.
ASVThen will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
YLTI teach transgressors Thy ways, And sinners unto Thee do return.
DARBYI will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee.
BBEThen will I make your ways clear to wrongdoers; and sinners will be turned to you.
WebsterThen will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted to thee.

What does Psalms 51:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Then--Such will be the effect of this gracious work. ways--of providence and human duty (Psa 18:21, 30; 32:8; Lu 22:32).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Then will I teach transgressors - I will show myself to be grateful; I will testify of thy loving-kindness; I will call on transgressors to consider the error of their ways; and shall set before them so forcibly thy justice and mercy, that sinners shall be converted unto thee. With a little change I can adopt the language of Dr. Delaney on this place: "Who can confide in his own strength, when he sees David fall? Who can despair of Divine mercy when he sees him forgiven? Sad triumph of sin over all that is great or excellent in man! Glorious triumph of grace over all that is shameful and dreadful in sin!"

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 51:7-15

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…

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Psalms 51:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲלַמְּדָ֣ה'a.la.me.DahI will teachH3925
פֹשְׁעִ֣יםfo.she.'ImtransgressorsH6586
דְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaways yourH1870
וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗יםve.cha.ta.'Imand sinnersH2400
אֵלֶ֥יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
יָשֽׁוּבוּ\׃ya.Shu.vuthey will returnH7725

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 51:13

  • Luke 22:32

    But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

  • James 5:19-20

    Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

  • Acts 3:19

    Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  • John 21:15-17

    So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

  • Acts 26:18-20

    To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

  • Acts 15:3

    And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

  • Acts 2:38-41

    Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

  • Jeremiah 31:18

    I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.

  • Psalms 25:8

    Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

  • Isaiah 6:10

    Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

  • Psalms 22:27

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

  • Zechariah 3:1-8

    And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then.
32:5,8-10; Zec 3:1-8; Lu 22:32; Joh 21:15-17; Ac 2:38-41; 9:19-22
2Co 5:8-20
ways.
25:4,8; Isa 2:3; Ac 13:10
converted.
19:7; Isa 6:10; Jer 31:18; Mt 18:3; Ac 3:19; 15:3; 26:18-20
Jas 5:19,20

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Context

  • Psalms 51:12

    Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

  • Psalms 51:13

    Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

  • Psalms 51:14

    Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

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Psalms 51:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Enseñaré á los prevaricadores tus caminos; y los pecadores se convertirán á ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ne me renvoie pas de devant ta face, et ne m’ôte pas l’esprit de ta sainteté.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Lehren will ich die Übertreter deine Wege, und die Sünder werden zu dir umkehren.