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Psalm 51:11–15

11 Do not banish me from your presence,

and don’t take your Holy Spirit* from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and make me willing to obey you.

13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels,

and they will return to you.

14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves;

then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.

15 Unseal my lips, O Lord,

that my mouth may praise you.

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Psalm 51:11–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 Do not cast me from your presence

or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation

and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

so that sinners will turn back to you.

14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,

you who are God my Savior,

and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

15 Open my lips, Lord,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

Psalm 51:11–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 Cast me not away from your presence,

and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and uphold me with a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

and sinners will return to you.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,

O God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

Psalm 51:11–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 Cast me not away from thy presence;

And take not thy holy spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;

And uphold me with thy free spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;

And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation:

And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips;

And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Psalm 51:11–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,

And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,

And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

And sinners shall be converted to You.

14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,

The God of my salvation,

And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,

And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

Psalm 51:11–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 Do not send me away from you

or take your Holy Spirit away from me.

12 Give me back the joy of your salvation.

Keep me strong by giving me a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach your ways to those who do wrong,

and sinners will turn back to you.

14 God, save me from the guilt of murder,

God of my salvation,

and I will sing about your goodness.

15 Lord, let me speak

so I may praise you.

Psalm 51:11–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 Cast me not away from thy presence;

And take not thy holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;

And uphold me with a willing spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;

And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation;

And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips;

And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

Psalm 51:11–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not the spirit of thy holiness from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me. 13 I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee.

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

Psalm 51:11–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 Do not force me away from your presence, 

and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. 

12 Restore the joy of your salvation to me, 

and provide me with a spirit of willing obedience. 

13 ⸤Then⸥ I will teach your ways to those who are rebellious, 

and sinners will return to you. 

14 Rescue me from the guilt of murder, 

O God, my savior. 

Let my tongue sing joyfully about your righteousness! 

15 O Lord, open my lips, 

and my mouth will tell about your praise. 

Psalm 51:11–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 Do not banish me from Your presence

or take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore the joy of Your salvation to me,

and give me a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways,

and sinners will return to You.

14 Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God,

the God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

15 Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare Your praise.

Psalm 51:11–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 Do not cast me away from your presence,

and do not take your holy spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and sustain in me a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

and sinners will return to you.

14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,

O God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.

15 O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

Psalm 51:11–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 Do not cast me away from your presence,

and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and with a willing spirit sustain me.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

and sinners will turn back to you.

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.

Psalm 51:11–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 Don’t send me away from you.

Don’t take your Holy Spirit away from me.

12 Give me back the joy that comes from being saved by you.

Give me a spirit that obeys you. That will keep me going.

13 Then I will teach your ways to those who commit lawless acts.

And sinners will turn back to you.

14 You are the God who saves me.

I have committed murder.

Take away my guilt.

Then my tongue will sing about how right you are

no matter what you do.

15 Lord, open my lips so that I can speak.

Then my mouth will praise you.

Psalm 51:11–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 Do not cast me away from Your presence

And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation

And sustain me with a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

And sinners will be converted to You.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;

Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,

That my mouth may declare Your praise.


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