Salmi 51:15

15 Signore, aprimi le labbra; E la mia bocca racconterà la tua lode.

Salmi 51:15 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 51:15

O Lord, open thou my lips
The Targum adds, "in the late"; which were shut with a sense of sin, with shame of it, and sorrow for it; and though they were in some measure opened in prayer to God for the forgiveness of it, as appears by various petitions in this psalm, yet he still wanted a free spirit and boldness at the throne of grace, which the believer has when his heart is sprinkled from an evil conscience by the blood of Christ; and especially his lips were shut as to praise and thanksgiving; the guilt of sin had sealed up his lips, that he could not sing the praises of God as he had formerly done; and only a discovery of pardoning grace could open them, and for this he prays:

and my mouth shall show forth thy praise:
the praise of his mercy, grace, goodness, truth, and faithfulness, in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; see ( Psalms 103:1-3 ) .

Salmi 51:15 In-Context

13 Io insegnerò le tue vie a’ trasgressori; E i peccatori si convertiranno a te.

14 Liberami dal sangue, o Dio, Dio della mia salute; La mia lingua canterà con giubilo la tua giustizia.

15 Signore, aprimi le labbra; E la mia bocca racconterà la tua lode.

16 Perciocchè tu non prendi piacere in sacrificio; Altrimenti io l’avrei offerto; Tu non gradisci olocausto.

17 I sacrificii di Dio sono lo spirito rotto; O Dio, tu non isprezzi il cuor rotto e contrito.