Psalms 51:14
14 Rescue me from the guilt of murder, ▼▼tn Heb “from bloodshed.” “Bloodshed” here stands by metonymy for the guilt which it produces.
O God, the God who delivers me.
Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your righteousness. ▼▼tn Heb “my tongue will shout for joy your righteousness.” 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).
