Psalm 51:15

15 Desata mis labios, oh Señor,
para que mi boca pueda alabarte.

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 51:15 In-Context

13 Entonces enseñaré a los rebeldes tus caminos,
y ellos se volverán a ti.

14 Perdóname por derramar sangre, oh Dios que salva;
entonces con alegría cantaré de tu perdón.

15 Desata mis labios, oh Señor,
para que mi boca pueda alabarte.

16 Tú no deseas sacrificios; de lo contrario, te ofrecería uno.
Tampoco quieres una ofrenda quemada.

17 El sacrificio que sí deseas es un espíritu quebrantado;
tú no rechazarás un corazón arrepentido y quebrantado, oh Dios.