Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise.
New American Standard Bible
That my mouth may
King James Version
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Holman Bible
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.
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.
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.
Themes
Homicide » David's repentance for, and confession of, the murder of uriah
Praise » Saints should » Pray for ability to offer
Praise » Should be offered » With the mouth
Topics
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 51:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation; [then] my tongue will sing aloud [of] your righteousness. 15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise. 16 For you do not delight [in] sacrifice or I would give [it]. [With] a burnt offering you are not pleased.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 44:16
And Judah said, "What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? Now how can we show ourselves innocent? God has found the guilt of your servants! Behold, we [are] slaves to my lord, both we and also he in whose hand the cup was found."
Exodus 4:11
And Yahweh said to him, "Who gave a mouth to humankind, or who makes mute or deaf or sighted or blind? [Is it] not I, Yahweh?
1 Samuel 2:9
He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness, because a man will not prevail by [his] might.
Psalm 9:14
so that I may tell of all your praises. In the gates of the daughter of Zion let me rejoice in your salvation.
Psalm 63:3-5
Because your loyal love [is] better than life, my lips will praise you.
Psalm 119:13
With my lips I have told [of] all the ordinances of your mouth.
Ezekiel 3:27
And when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you must say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "The [one] hearing him, let him hear, and the [one] failing [to hear], let him fail," ' for they {are a rebellious house}.
Ezekiel 16:63
in order that you will remember, and you will be ashamed, and {you will not open your mouth again} {because of} your disgrace when I forgive you for all that you have done!'" {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
Ezekiel 29:21
"On that day I will cause {power} to grow [up] for the house of Israel, and for you I will give an opening of [your] mouth in the midst of them, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh."
Matthew 22:12
And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?' But {he could say nothing}.
Mark 7:34
And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened!").
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law, in order that every mouth may be closed and the whole world may become accountable to God.
Hebrews 13:15
Therefore through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise {continually} to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.