Psalms 51:14

Rescue me from the guilt of murder, ¹  O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance. ² 

Ge 9:6; Ge 42:22; 2Sa 3:28; 2Sa 11:15-17; 2Sa 12:9; 2Sa 21:1; Ezr 9:13; Ne 9:33; Ps 26:9; Ps 35:28; Ps 38:22; Ps 55:23; Ps 68:20; Ps 71:15-24; Ps 86:12,13; Ps 88:1; Isa 12:2; Isa 45:17; Eze 33:8; Da 9:7,16; Ho 4:2; Hab 3:18; Ac 18:6; Ac 20:26; Ro 10:3

¹ tn Heb “from bloodshed.” “Bloodshed” here stands by metonymy for the guilt which it produces.

² tn Heb “my tongue will shout for joy your deliverance.” Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a jussive, “may my tongue shout for joy.” However, the pattern in vv. 12-15 appears to be prayer/request (see vv. 12, 14a, 15a) followed by promise/vow (see vv. 13, 14b, 15b).