Psalms 51:14
(51-16) Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; so shall my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
13(51-15) Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return unto Thee.
15(51-17) O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
Cross References
Genesis 42:22And Reuben answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not unto you, saying: Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.'
2 Samuel 11:15And he wrote in the letter, saying: 'Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.'
2 Samuel 21:1And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said: 'It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.'
Nehemiah 9:33Howbeit Thou art just in all that is come upon us; for Thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;
Psalms 26:9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;
Psalms 38:22(38-23) Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:8-14
Penitential Petitions. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13 Then will I teach… Read the whole commentary →