Psalms 51:13 (GNV)

Passage

Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked, and sinners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.

Nearby Context

Psalms 51:11 Cast mee not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.

Psalms 51:12 Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

Psalms 51:13 Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked, and sinners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.

Psalms 51:14 Deliuer me from blood, O God, which art the God of my saluation, and my tongue shall sing ioyfully of thy righteousnes.

Psalms 51:15 Open thou my lippes, O Lord, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "teache", "wayes", "vnto", "wicked", "sinners", "shalbe", and "conuerted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "teache", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Restore to me the ioy of thy..." into verse 14's "Deliuer me from blood O God which...", so "shall" and "teache" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "teache" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.