King James Version

Psalms 51:14

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 51:16.

הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיhatsilenidefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “defend”, a commandH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).מִדָּמִ֨יםmidamimfrom blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אֱלֹהֵ֥יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.תְּשׁוּעָתִ֑יteshuatideliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8668rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.תְּרַנֵּ֥ןteranenshoutרָנַןverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יleshonitongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.צִדְקָתֶֽךָtsidqatekhajusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων ὁ Θεὸς, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου, ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου.