The Meaning of Psalms 51:14 Explained

Psalms 51:14

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 51:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 51:11-19 - The Sacrifices God Accepts
It is not enough to be forgiven; the true penitent longs to be kept from breaking out into the old sins. He desires a clean heart that abhors the least taint of sin; a right or steadfast (r.v., margin) spirit, influenced by God's holy Spirit, and therefore a willing spirit as well. Then shall follow the joy of salvation, success in soul-winning, humility of soul, the blessing of Zion, and the upbuilding of the Church. What glorious results are these-like the fair colors extracted from coal-tar!
There are no sacrifices so dear to God as broken hearts; no offerings so precious as contrite spirits. It would be impossible to compute all the walls that have been built; all the Jerusalems, that have been blessed, all the congregations that have been moved, all the revivals that have resulted because sinful men and women have been loved back from the pit of corruption and reinstated into the clear shining of God's forgiveness and favor. Do not be content with forgiveness; seek restoration to the old place and then strive for a better. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 51

1  David prays for remission of sins, whereof he makes a deep confession
6  He prays for sanctification
16  God delights not in sacrifice, but in sincerity
18  He prays for the church

What do the individual words in Psalms 51:14 mean?

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed God the God of my salvation [And] shall sing aloud my tongue of Your righteousness
הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִי מִדָּמִ֨ים ׀ אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְּשׁוּעָתִ֑י תְּרַנֵּ֥ן לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗י צִדְקָתֶֽךָ

הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִי  Deliver  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: נָצַל  
Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
מִדָּמִ֨ים ׀  from  the  guilt  of  bloodshed 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
אֱלֹהֵ֥י  the  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
תְּשׁוּעָתִ֑י  of  my  salvation 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: תְּשׁוּעָה  
Sense: salvation, deliverance.
תְּרַנֵּ֥ן  [And]  shall  sing  aloud 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: רוּן 
Sense: to overcome.
לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗י  my  tongue 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, first person common singular
Root: לָשֹׁון  
Sense: tongue.
צִדְקָתֶֽךָ  of  Your  righteousness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.