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Psalm 51:15–17

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15O Lord, open thou my lips;

And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16For thou bdesirest not sacrifice; else would I give it:

Thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17The sacrifices of God are a cbroken spirit:

A cbroken and a dcontrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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Psalm 51:15: O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

Cross references

  1. bver. 19 (Heb.). See 1 Sam. 15. 22.
  2. cSee Ps. 34. 18.
  3. cSee Ps. 34. 18.
  4. dSo Ps. 38. 8 (Heb.).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;

you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Open my lips, Lord,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;

you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart

you, God, will not despise.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;

you are not pleased with a burnt offering.

The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.

You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Unseal my lips, O Lord,

that my mouth may praise you.

You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one.

You do not want a burnt offering.

The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.

You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will proclaim your praise.

For you do not delight in sacrifice or I would give it.

With a burnt offering you are not pleased.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

A broken and contrite heart,

O God, you will not despise.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.