Psalm 51:12

New English Translation

¹²Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance.
Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey.^[a]

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Psalm 51:12 tn Heb “and [with] a willing spirit sustain me.” The psalmist asks that God make him the kind of person who willingly obeys the divine commandments. The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

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Psalm 51:15

New English Translation

¹⁵O Lord, give me the words.^[a]
Then my mouth will praise you.^[b]

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Psalm 51:15 tn Heb “open my lips.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.
Psalm 51:15 tn Heb “and my mouth will declare your praise.”

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