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Psalm 51:13

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51:13Then I will teach33 rebels your merciful ways,34

and sinners will turn35 to you.

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Footnotes

  1. 33 The cohortative expresses the psalmist’s resolve. This may be a vow or promise. If forgiven, the psalmist will “repay” the Lord by declaring God’s mercy and motivating other sinners to repent.
  2. 34 Heb “your ways.” The word “merciful” is added for clarification. God’s “ways” are sometimes his commands, but in this context, where the teaching of God’s ways motivates repentance (see the next line), it is more likely that God’s merciful and compassionate way of dealing with sinners is in view. Thanksgiving songs praising God for his deliverance typically focus on these divine attributes (see Pss 34, 41, 116, 138).
  3. 35 Or “return,” i.e., in repentance.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

and sinners will return to you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

so that sinners will turn back to you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then I will teach the rebellious your ways,

and sinners will return to you.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then I will teach your ways to rebels,

and they will return to you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

and sinners will turn back to you.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;

And sinners shall be converted unto thee.