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Psalm 51:9-13 KJV
Psalms · chapter 51 · verses 9–13
9Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.Psalm 51:9-13 · King James Version
Psalm 51:9-13 in context
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Commentary
Cross references
- Jeremiah 16:17
- Ezekiel 11:19
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
- Ephesians 4:22-24
- Matthew 5:8
- Ezekiel 18:31
- Romans 12:2
- Ezekiel 36:25-27
- Acts 15:9
- Ephesians 4:30
- 2 Kings 13:23
- Isaiah 63:10-11
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressorspâshaʻto break awayH6586 →
- salvationyeshaʻliberty, deliverance, prosperityH3468 →
- Restoreshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- sinnerschaṭṭâʼa criminal, or one accounted guiltyH2400 →
- Createbârâʼto createH1254 →
- spiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- upholdçâmakto propH5564 →
- cleanṭâhôwrpureH2889 →
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I. See here what David prays for. Many excellent petitions he here puts up, to which if we do but add, "for Christ's sake," they are as evangelical as any other. 1. He prays that God would cleanse him from his sins and the defilement he had contracted by them (Psa 51:7): "Purge me with hyssop;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13