Then I will teach ¹  rebels your merciful ways, ²  and sinners will turn ³  to you.

biblegateway Psa 51:13

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You.

Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways, and sinners will return to You.

Then I will teach your ways to those who are rebellious, and sinners will return to you.

biblegateway Psa 51:13

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.

bibleoremus Psa 51:13

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.

I shall teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.

biblegateway Psa 51:13

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.

[Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

biblegateway Psa 51:13

Then I will teach ¹  rebels your merciful ways, ²  and sinners will turn ³  to you.

¹ tn The cohortative expresses the psalmist’s resolve. This may be a vow or promise. If forgiven, the psalmist will “repay” the Lord by declaring God’s mercy and motivating other sinners to repent.

² tn Heb “your ways.” The word “merciful” is added for clarification. God’s “ways” are sometimes his commands, but in this context, where the teaching of God’s ways motivates repentance (see the next line), it is more likely that God’s merciful and compassionate way of dealing with sinners is in view. Thanksgiving songs praising God for his deliverance typically focus on these divine attributes (see Pss 34, 41, 116, 138).

³ tn Or “return,” i.e., in repentance.