Psalms 51 · Verse 15

Psalms 51:15

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Psalms 51:15, King James Version

Psalms 51:15 in other translations

BSBO Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
WEBLord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.
ASVO Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
YLTO Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.
DARBYLord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
BBEO Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.
WebsterO Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

What does Psalms 51:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. open ... lips--by removing my sense of guilt.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 O 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.

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 51:15 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.

אֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiO LordH136
שְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.Tailips myH8193
תִּפְתָּ֑חtif.Tachyou will openH6605
וּ֝פִ֗יu.Fiand mouth myH6310
יַגִּ֥ידya.Gidit will declareH5046
תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ\׃te.hi.la.Te.khapraise yourH8416

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

Cross references for Psalms 51:15

  • 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.

  • Psalms 63:3-5

    Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

  • Psalms 9:14

    That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

  • Ezekiel 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.

  • Psalms 119:13

    With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

  • Ezekiel 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.

  • Exodus 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?

  • Mark 7:34

    And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

  • 1 Samuel 2:9

    He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

  • Ezekiel 16:63

    That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.

  • Matthew 22:12

    And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O Lord.
Ge 44:16; 1Sa 2:9; Eze 16:63; Mt 22:12; Ro 3:19
open.
Ex 4:11; Eze 3:27; 29:21; Mr 7:34
mouth.
63:3-5; 119:13; Heb 13:15

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Context

  • Psalms 51:14

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

  • Psalms 51:15

    O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

  • Psalms 51:16

    For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

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Psalms 51:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Señor, abre mis labios; y publicará mi boca tu alabanza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’enseignerai tes voies aux transgresseurs, et des pécheurs se retourneront vers toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Herr, tue meine Lippen auf, und mein Mund wird dein Lob verkünden.