Psalms 51:15
Open thou my lippes, O Lord, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
In Context
16For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.
Cross References
Genesis 44:16Then sayd Iudah, What shall we say vnto my lord? what shall we speake? and howe can we iustifie our selues? God hath found out the wickednesse of thy seruants: beholde, we are seruants to my Lord, both wee, and he, with whome the cuppe is founde.
1 Samuel 2:9Hee will keepe the feete of his Saintes, and the wicked shall keepe silence in darkenes: for in his owne might shall no man be strong.
Psalms 63:3For thy louing kindnesse is better then life: therefore my lippes shall prayse thee.
Ezekiel 3:27But when I shall haue spoken vnto thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, He that heareth, let him heare, and he that leaueth off, let him leaue: for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 29:21In that day will I cause the horne of the house of Israel to growe, and I will giue thee an open mouth in the middes of them, and they shall knowe that I am the Lord.
Matthew 22:12And he sayd vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was speachlesse.
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 →