Psalms 51:15
O My Lord! my lips, wilt thou open, And, my mouth, shall declare thy praise.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
In Context
14Rescue me from shed-blood, O God, the God of my salvation, My tongue should shout thy righteousness;
16For thou wilt not desire sacrifice—that I should give it, Ascending-offering, will not please:
Cross References
Genesis 44:16Then said Judah—What shall we say to my lord, how shall we speak and how shall we justify ourselves,—when, God himself, hath found out the iniquity of thy servants? Behold us! my lord’s servants, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found.
1 Samuel 2:9The feet of his loving ones, he doth guard, But, the lawless, in darkness shall be silent,—For, by strength, shall no man prevail.
Psalms 63:3Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!
Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them. Thus saith My Lord Yahweh,—He that is minded to hear, let him hear, And he that is minded to forbear, let him forbear! For a perverse house, they are!
Ezekiel 29:21In that day, will I cause to bud a horn for the house of Israel, And to thee, will I give an opening of mouth in their midst, So shall they know that, I, am Yahweh.
Matthew 22:12And saith unto him—Friend! how camest thou in here, not having a wedding-garment? And, he, was put to silence.
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 →