Passage

Psalms 51.13

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"11. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me. 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." (Psalms 51:11-15, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"11. Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your holy Spirit from me. 12. Restore to me the joy of your 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 praise." (Psalms 51:11-15, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"11. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 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. ^{bloodguiltiness: Heb. bloods} 15. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise." (Psalms 51:11-15, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"11. Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me. 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." (Psalms 51:11-15, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H7725 - shuv

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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