Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare Your praise.

New American Standard Bible

O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

A Conservative Version

O LORD, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

American Standard Version

O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

Amplified


O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.

Bible in Basic English

O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

Darby Translation

Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

Julia Smith Translation

O Jehovah, thou wilt open my lips, and my mouth shall announce thy praise.

King James 2000

O Lord, open my lips; and my mouth shall show forth your praise.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise.

Modern King James verseion

O Jehovah, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Open my lips, O LORD, that my mouth may show thy praise.

NET Bible

O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.

New Heart English Bible

Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.

The Emphasized Bible

O My Lord! my lips, wilt thou open, And, my mouth, shall declare thy praise.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.

Youngs Literal Translation

O Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God

14 Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God,
the God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
15 Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare Your praise.
16 You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;
You are not pleased with a burnt offering.


Cross References

Genesis 44:16

“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed your servants’ iniquity. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”

Exodus 4:11

Yahweh said to him, “Who made the human mouth? Who makes him mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?

1 Samuel 2:9

He guards the steps of His faithful ones,
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.

Psalm 9:14

so that I may declare all Your praises.
I will rejoice in Your salvation
within the gates of Daughter Zion.

Psalm 63:3-5

My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from Your mouth.

Ezekiel 3:27

But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’ Let the one who listens, listen, and let the one who refuses, refuse—for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 16:63

so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 29:21

“In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will enable you to speak out among them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”

Matthew 22:12

So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.

Mark 7:34

Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”).

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

Hebrews 13:15

Therefore, through Him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess His name.

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