It looks like you’re already subscribed to Bible Gateway Plus! Try it free for 30 days. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. All your content will be saved and you can seamlessly switch devices. What are the benefits of creating an account? [51:18] Ps 40:7; 50:8; Am 5:21–22; Hos 6:6; Is 1:11–15; Heb 10:5–7. Psalm 51 Commentary: Verse 2. Creating an account allows you to access more features and content such as: Reading the Bible is rewarding, and these plans make it easy! 20*Treat Zion kindly according to your good will; 21Then you will desire the sacrifices of the just.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,    according to your unfailing love;according to your great compassion    blot out my transgressions.2 Wash away all my iniquity    and cleanse me from my sin. 2when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone in to Bathsheba.a. Such proclamation is better than offering sacrifice (Ps 51:17–19). Don't have an account? 3Have mercy on me, God, in accord with your merciful love; in your abundant compassion blot out my transgressions. Try it for 30 days FREE. 18For you do not desire sacrifice* or I would give it; 19My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a contrite, humbled heart, O God, you will not scorn. Want more information about Bible Gateway Plus? The last two verses express the hope that God’s good will toward those who are cleansed and contrite will prompt him to look favorably on the acts of worship offered in the Jerusalem Temple (Ps 51:19 [20–21]). * [Psalm 51] A lament, the most famous of the seven Penitential Psalms, prays for the removal of the personal and social disorders that sin has brought. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. Ps 88:15, “I am mortally afflicted since youth,” i.e., I have always been afflicted. TG Purification. 10 Create in me a aclean heart, O God; and brenew a right spirit within me.

Learn more. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity.
a. I. Psalm 51 Commentary: Verse 3 You’re already logged in with your Bible Gateway account. And this cleansing and washing is exactly what’s promised to us New Testament believers in Jesus Christ as we confess our sin to God. 1For the leader. Three easy steps to start your free trial subscription to Bible Gateway Plus. The two parts interlock by repetition of “blot out” in the first verse of each section (Ps 51:3, 11), of “wash (away)” just after the first verse of each section (Ps 51:4) and just before the last verse (Ps 51:9) of the first section, and of “heart,” “God,” and “spirit” in Ps 51:12, 19. Mosiah 26:29 (29–30). By the word of God in the hand of the Spirit, which is a hammer to break the rock in pieces. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 1 For the leader. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.

PSALM 51:5-6. 3 For I know my transgressions,    and my sin is always before me.4 Against you, you only, have I sinned    and done what is evil in your sight;so you are right in your verdict    and justified when you judge.5 Surely I was sinful at birth,    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;    you taught me wisdom in that secret place. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 4 Thoroughly wash away my guilt; and from my sin cleanse me. 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be aconverted unto thee. The next step is to choose a monthly or yearly subscription, and then enter your payment information. 51. 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. 16 For thou desirest not asacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 1 Have amercy upon me, O God, according to thy blovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies cblot out my dtransgressions. 14Restore to me the gladness of your salvation; 16Rescue me from violent bloodshed, God, my saving God, and my tongue will sing joyfully of your justice.h. The second part (Ps 51:11–19) seeks something more profound than wiping the slate clean: nearness to God, living by the spirit of God (Ps 51:12–13), like the relation between God and people described in Jer 31:33–34. David pleads for forgiveness after he went in to Bathsheba—He pleads, Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me. 17 The asacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a bcontrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. 3 For I aacknowledge my transgressions: and my bsin is ever before me. sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Create or log in to your Bible Gateway account. That is humbled under a sense of sin; has true repentance for it; and is smitten, wounded, and broken with it. Step 1 - Create an account or log in to start your free trial. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.11 Do not cast me from your presence    or take your Holy Spirit from me.12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. David pleads for forgiveness after he went in to Bathsheba—He pleads, Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me. A psalm of David, 7 Purge me with ahyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. It was prescribed in the Mosaic law as an instrument for sprinkling sacrificial blood or lustral water for cleansing, cf. Psalms 51. Copyright 2019-2020 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy, On Fraternity and Social Friendship (Fratelli Tutti), Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility, Prayer Companion for Eucharistic Adoration. For the director of music. Psalm 51. To manage your subscription, visit your Bible Gateway account settings. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Nearness to God brings joy and the authority to teach sinners (Ps 51:15–16). In sin my mother conceived me. * [51:9] Hyssop: a small bush whose many woody twigs make a natural sprinkler. 4 Against you, you alone, I have sinned, I have done what you see to be wrong, that you may show your saving justice when you pass sentence, and your victory may appear when you give judgement,. 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. * [51:20–21] Most scholars think that these verses were added to the Psalm some time after the destruction of the Temple in 587 B.C. 19 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. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I asinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be bjustified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. 6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. * [51:18] For you do not desire sacrifice: the mere offering of the ritual sacrifice apart from good dispositions is not acceptable to God, cf. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Upgrade, and get the most out of your new account.

The verse does not imply that the sexual act of conception is sinful.

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