Psalms 51:15
O Lord, you open my lips, || And my mouth declares Your praise.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
In Context
14Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, || My tongue sings of Your righteousness.
16For You do not desire sacrifice, or I give [it], || You do not accept burnt-offering.
Cross References
Genesis 44:16And Judah says, “What do we say to my lord? What do we speak? And how do we justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; behold, we [are] servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found”;
1 Samuel 2:9He keeps the feet of His saints, || And the wicked are silent in darkness, || For man does not become mighty by power.
Psalms 63:3Because better [is] Your kindness than life, || My lips praise You.
Ezekiel 3:27And in My speaking with you, I open your mouth, and you have said to them: Thus said Lord YHWH; the hearer hears, and the refrainer refrains; for they [are] a house of rebellion.”
Ezekiel 29:21In that day I cause a horn to shoot up for the house of Israel, || And I give an opening to your mouth in their midst, || And they have known that I [am] YHWH!”
Matthew 22:12and he says to him, Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes? And he was speechless.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:15-19
Penitential Petitions. 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou… Read the whole commentary →