Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

Holman Bible

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

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 Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness. 15 O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise. 16 You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

Cross References

Genesis 44:16

And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.

Exodus 4:11

And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

1 Samuel 2:9

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

Psalm 9:14

So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.

Psalm 119:13

With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.

Ezekiel 3:27

But when I have talk with you I will make your mouth open, and you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Let the hearer give ear; and as for him who will not, let him keep his ears shut: for they are an uncontrolled people.

Ezekiel 16:63

So that, at the memory of these things, you may be at a loss, never opening your mouth because of your shame; when you have my forgiveness for all you have done, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 29:21

In that day I will make a horn put out buds for the children of Israel, and I will let your words come freely among them, and they will be certain that I am the Lord.

Matthew 22:12

And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.

Mark 7:34

And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.

Romans 3:19

Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:

Hebrews 13:15

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

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