Psalms 51:12-17 in English

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.

¹⁶ For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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.

¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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.

¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹² Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation: and uphold me with a 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.

¹⁶ For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹² Cause/Allow me to be happy again because of knowing that you have freed me from the guilt of my sin, and make me willing to obey you.

¹³ If you do that, I will be able to teach other sinners what you want them to do, and they will repent and begin to obey you.

¹⁴ O God, you are the one who saves me; forgive me for being guilty of causing someone who was not my enemy to die. When you do that, I will sing joyfully about your being very good and righteous.

¹⁵ O Yahweh, help me to speak in order that I may praise you.

¹⁶ You are not pleased only with the sacrifices that people bring to you. If that were enough to please you, I would bring you sacrifices. You are not pleased with burnt offerings alone.

¹⁷ The sacrifice that you really want is for people to be truly humble and sorry for having sinned; O God, you will not refuse that kind of sacrifice.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹² Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.

¹³ Then will I make your ways clear to wrongdoers; and sinners will be turned to you.

¹⁴ Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.

¹⁵ O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

¹⁶ You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

¹⁷ The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.

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.

¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹² Give me back the happiness of your salvation; help me to have a willing nature.

¹³ Then I will teach your ways to rebellious people, and these sinners will come back to you.

¹⁴ God, please forgive me for the blood I have shed, God of my salvation, and I will sing for joy of your goodness.

¹⁵ Open my lips so I can speak your praise!

¹⁶ For sacrifices don't make you happy, or I would bring one; burnt offerings aren't what pleases you.

¹⁷ The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.

¹² Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

¹³ Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked, and sinners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.

¹⁴ Deliuer me from blood, O God, which art the God of my saluation, and my tongue shall sing ioyfully of thy righteousnes.

¹⁵ Open thou my lippes, O Lord, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.

¹⁶ For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹² (51-14) Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and let a willing spirit uphold me.

¹³ (51-15) Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return unto Thee.

¹⁴ (51-16) Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; so shall my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness.

¹⁵ (51-17) O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.

¹⁶ (51-18) For Thou delightest not in sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

¹⁷ (51-19) The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.

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.

¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou delightest not in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹² (51:14) Restore unto me the gladness of thy salvation; and with a liberal spirit do thou support me.—

¹³ (51:15) I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee.

¹⁴ (51:16) Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; that my tongue may sing aloud of thy righteousness.

¹⁵ (51:17) O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

¹⁶ (51:18) For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: in burnt-offering hast thou no delight.

¹⁷ (51:19) The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, wilt thou not despise.

¹² Restore to me the joy of thy protection, And strengthen me with a willing spirit!

¹³ Then will I teach thy ways to transgressors, And sinners shall be converted to thee.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of blood, O God, the God of my salvation! That my tongue may sing aloud of thy goodness!

¹⁵ O Lord! open thou my lips, That my mouth may show forth thy praise!

¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

¹⁷ The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God! thou wilt not despise!

¹² Give me back the joy of your help, with a willing spirit sustain me.

¹³ I will teach your ways to transgressors, and sinners shall turn to you.

¹⁴ Save me from blood, O God, and my tongue shall ring out your faithfulness.

¹⁵ Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall declare your praise.

¹⁶ For in sacrifice you have no pleasure, in gifts of burnt-offering no delight.

¹⁷ The sacrifice pleasing to God is a spirit that is broken; a heart that is crushed, O God, you will not despise.

¹² Give me back the joy of your help, with a willing spirit sustain me.

¹³ I will teach your ways to transgressors, and sinners shall turn to you.

¹⁴ Save me from blood, O God, and my tongue shall ring out your faithfulness.

¹⁵ Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall declare your praise.

¹⁶ For in sacrifice you have no pleasure, in gifts of burnt-offering no delight.

¹⁷ The sacrifice pleasing to God is a spirit that is broken; a heart that is crushed, O God, you will not despise.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your yesha' ·salvation·. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your tehilah ·praise song·.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then will I teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will be converted to you.

¹⁴ Forgive me for shedding blood, God of my salvation, and I will shout for the joy of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will express your praise.

¹⁶ For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you have no pleasure in burnt offerings.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. You, God, will not despise a broken and a contrite heart.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹² Restore to 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 to thee.

¹⁴ Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, 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.

¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice: else would I give it : thou delightest not in burnt-offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹² Give thou to me the gladness of thine health; and confirm thou me with the principal spirit.

¹³ I shall teach wicked men thy ways; and unfaithful men shall be converted to thee.

¹⁴ God, the God of mine health, deliver thou me from bloods, or sins; and my tongue shall joyfully sing of thy rightfulness or rightwiseness.

¹⁵ Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall tell thy praising.

¹⁶ For if thou haddest would or desired sacrifice, I had given it; truly thou shalt not delight in burnt sacrifice.

¹⁷ A sacrifice to God is a spirit troubled, that is, sorry for sin; God, thou shalt not despise a contrite heart, and made meek.

¹² Give thou to me the gladness of thine health; and confirm thou me with the principal spirit. (Give thou to me the gladness of thy salvation, or of thy deliverance; and give thou to me a spirit willing to obey thee.)

¹³ I shall teach wicked men thy ways; and unfaithful men shall be converted to thee. (I shall teach the wicked thy ways; and the unfaithful shall return to thee.)

¹⁴ God, the God of mine health, deliver thou me from bloods, or sins; and my tongue shall joyfully sing (of) thy rightfulness. (God, the God of my salvation or the God of my deliverance, save thou me from bloodshed, or from death; and my tongue shall joyfully sing of thy righteousness, or of thy justice.)

¹⁵ Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall tell (out) thy praising.

¹⁶ For if thou haddest would sacrifice, I had given it; truly thou shalt not delight in burnt sacrifice. (For if thou haddest desired a sacrifice, that is, an offering, I would have given it to thee; but truly thou delightest not in burnt sacrifice.)

¹⁷ A sacrifice to God is a spirit troubled, that is, (one made) sorry for sin; God, thou shalt not despise a contrite heart, and made meek. (A sacrifice to God is a troubled spirit, that is, one made sorry because of sinning; God, thou shalt not despise a contrite and humble heart.)

¹² Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.

¹³ I teach transgressors Thy ways, And sinners unto Thee do return.

¹⁴ Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.

¹⁵ O Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.

¹⁶ For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give it, Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.