Psalms 51

Verse 1

WEB For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

KJV To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

TSK A. M. 2970. B.C. 1034. when: 2sa 12:1-13; after: 2sa 11:2-27; O God: ps 25:6,7, ps 109:21, ps 119:124, ex 34:6,7, nu 14:18,19, da 9:9,18, mic 7:18, mic 7:19, ro 5:20,21, eph 1:6-8, eph 2:4-7; multitude: ps 5:7, ps 69:13,16, ps 106:7,45, isa 63:7,15, la 3:32; tender: ps 40:11, ps 77:9, ps 145:9; blot: ps 51:9, ne 4:5, isa 43:25, isa 44:22, jer 18:23, ac 3:19, col 2:14

Verse 2

WEB Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.

KJV Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

TSK Wash: ps 51:7, eze 36:25, zec 13:1, 1co 6:11, heb 9:13,14, heb 10:21,22, 1jo 1:7-9, re 1:5, re 7:14; cleanse: ps 51:7, ps 19:12

Verse 3

WEB For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.

KJV For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

TSK For I: ps 32:5, ps 38:18, le 26:40,41, ne 9:2, job 33:27, pr 28:13, lu 15:18-21; my sin: ps 40:12, isa 59:12, jer 3:25

Verse 4

WEB Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

KJV Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

TSK Against: ge 9:6, ge 20:6, ge 39:9, le 5:19, le 6:2-7, 2sa 12:9,10,13,14, jas 2:9,11; evil: ge 38:7, 2ki 17:17, 2ki 21:6, lu 15:21; that thou: ps 50:4,6, lu 7:29, ro 3:4; when: ac 17:31, ro 2:5, re 15:3,4, re 16:5, re 19:11

Verse 5

WEB Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.

KJV Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

TSK shapen: ps 58:3, ge 5:3, ge 8:21, job 14:4, job 15:14-16, joh 3:6, ro 5:12, eph 2:3

Verse 6

WEB Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

KJV Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

TSK Behold: ps 26:2, ps 125:4, ge 20:5,6, 2ki 20:3, 1ch 29:17, 2ch 31:20,21, pr 2:21, jer 5:3, joh 4:23,24, 2co 1:12, jas 4:8; inward: ps 5:9, 1sa 16:7, job 38:36, lu 11:39, ro 7:22; in the hidden: job 32:8, jer 31:33, jer 32:40, 1pe 3:4

Verse 7

WEB Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

KJV Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

TSK Purge: le 14:4-7,49-52, nu 19:18-20, heb 9:19; and: heb 9:13,14, 1jo 1:7, re 1:5; whiter: isa 1:18, eph 5:26,27, re 7:13,14

Verse 8

WEB Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

KJV Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

TSK Make: ps 13:5, ps 30:11, ps 119:81,82, ps 126:5,6, mt 5:4; bones: ps 6:2,3, ps 38:3, job 5:17,18, isa 57:15-18, ho 6:1,2, lu 4:18, ac 2:37-41, ac 16:29-34

Verse 9

WEB Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

KJV Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

TSK Hide: isa 38:17, jer 16:17, mic 7:18,19; blot: ps 51:1, col 2:14

Verse 10

WEB Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

KJV Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

TSK Create: 2co 5:17, eph 2:10; clean: ps 73:1, pr 20:9, jer 13:27, jer 32:39, eze 11:19, eze 18:31, eze 36:25-27,37, mt 5:8, ac 15:9, 1pe 1:22; renew: ro 12:2, eph 4:22-24, col 3:10, tit 3:5; right: ps 78:8,37, jos 14:14, 1ki 15:3-5, ac 11:23, 1co 15:58, jas 1:8

Verse 11

WEB Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your holy Spirit from me.

KJV Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

TSK Cast: ps 43:2, ps 71:9,18, ge 4:14, 2ki 13:23, 2ki 17:18-23, 2ki 23:27, 2th 1:9; take: ge 6:3, jud 13:25, jud 15:14, jud 16:20, 1sa 10:10, 1sa 16:14, 2sa 7:15, isa 63:10,11; holy: lu 11:13, joh 14:26, ro 1:4, ro 8:9, eph 4:30

Verse 12

WEB Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

KJV Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

TSK Restore: ps 85:6-8, job 29:2,3, isa 57:17,18, jer 31:9-14; joy: ps 13:5, ps 21:1, ps 35:9, isa 49:13, isa 61:10, lu 1:47, ro 5:2-11; uphold: ps 17:5, ps 19:13, ps 119:116,117,133, isa 41:10, jer 10:23, ro 14:4, 1pe 1:5, jude 1:24; free: ro 8:15, 2co 3:17, ga 4:6,7

Verse 13

WEB Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.

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

TSK Then: ps 32:5,8-10, zec 3:1-8, lu 22:32, joh 21:15-17, ac 2:38-41, ac 9:19-22, 2co 5:8-20; ways: ps 25:4,8, isa 2:3, ac 13:10; converted: ps 19:7, isa 6:10, jer 31:18, mt 18:3, ac 3:19, ac 15:3, ac 26:18-20, jas 5:19,20

Verse 14

WEB Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

KJV Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

TSK Deliver: ps 26:9, ps 55:23, ge 9:6, ge 42:22, 2sa 3:28, 2sa 11:15-17, 2sa 12:9, 2sa 21:1; bloodguiltiness: eze 33:8, ho 4:2, ac 18:6, ac 20:26; thou God: ps 38:22, ps 68:20, ps 88:1, isa 12:2, isa 45:17, hab 3:18; tongue: ps 35:28, ps 71:15-24, ps 86:12,13; righteousness: ezr 9:13, ne 9:33, da 9:7,16, ro 10:3

Verse 15

WEB Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.

KJV O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

TSK O Lord: ge 44:16, 1sa 2:9, eze 16:63, mt 22:12, ro 3:19; open: ex 4:11, eze 3:27, eze 29:21, mr 7:34; mouth: ps 63:3-5, ps 119:13, heb 13:15

Verse 16

WEB For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

KJV For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

TSK desirest: ps 51:6, ex 21:14, nu 15:27,30,31, nu 35:31, de 22:22, ho 6:6; delightest: ps 40:6, ps 50:8, pr 15:8, pr 21:27, isa 1:11-15, jer 7:22,23,27, am 5:21-23, heb 10:5,6

Verse 17

WEB The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

KJV The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

TSK sacrifices: ps 107:22, mr 12:33, ro 12:1, php 4:18, heb 13:16, 1pe 2:5; a broken spirit: ps 34:18, ps 147:3, 2ki 22:19, isa 57:15, isa 61:1-3, isa 66:2, eze 9:3,4,6, mt 5:3, lu 18:11-14; thou: ps 22:24, ps 102:17, 2ch 33:12,13, am 5:21, lu 7:39-50, lu 15:2-7,10,21-32

Verse 18

WEB Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

KJV Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

TSK Do: ps 25:22, ps 102:16, ps 122:6-9, ps 137:5,6, isa 62:1,6,7, jer 51:50, 2co 11:28,29; thy: lu 12:32, eph 1:5,9, php 2:13, 2th 1:11; build: ne 2:17, isa 58:12, da 9:25, mic 7:11, zec 2:5

Verse 19

WEB Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.

KJV Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

TSK pleased: ps 66:13-15, ps 118:27, eph 5:2; sacrifices: ps 4:5, mal 3:3, ro 12:1