King James Version
Psalms 51:15 in the King James Version says “O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 51 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.”
Psalms 51:15 · KJV
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. bloodguiltiness: Heb. bloods
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. else: or, that I should
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“thou my lips”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
“open”
H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
“and my mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“shall shew forth”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
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