A moment in scripture
Psalms 51:15
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O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 51:13
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
- Psalms 51:14
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
- Psalms 51:16
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
- Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.