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Psalm 51:14 KJV
Psalms · chapter 51 · verse 14
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.Psalm 51:14 · King James Version
Psalm 51:14 in context
12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- bloodguiltinessdâmblood of man or an animalH1818 →
- salvationtᵉshûwʻâhrescueH8668 →
- Delivernâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- tonguelâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
- aloudrânanproperly, to creakH7442 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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I. David prays against the guilt of sin, and prays for the grace of God, enforcing both petitions from a plea taken from the glory of God, which he promises with thankfulness to show forth. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-19