Psalms 51:2

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Wash	כַּבְּסֵ֣נִי ka.be.Se.ni	H3526	to trample · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
throughly	הֶ֭רֶב He.rev	H7235	to increase (in whatever respect) · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
iniquity	מֵעֲוֹנִ֑י me.'a.vo.Ni	H5771	perversity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
cleanse	טַהֲרֵֽנִי ta.ha.Re.ni	H2891	to be pure (physical sound · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
sin	וּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥י u.me.cha.ta.Ti	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

1 John 1:7-9 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us…
Hebrews 10:21-22 And having an high priest over the house of God;
Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Psalms 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Isaiah 1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him t…
Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:1-6

The title has reference to a very sad story, that of David's fall. But, though he fell, he was not utterly cast down, for God graciously upheld him and raised him up. 1. The sin which, in this psalm, he laments, was the folly and wickedness he committed with his neighbour's wife, a sin not to be spoken of, nor thought of, without detestation. His debauching of Bathsheba was the inlet to all the other sins that followed; it was as the letting forth of water. This sin of David's is recorded for warning to all, that he who thinks he stands may take heed lest he fall. 2. The repentance which, in this psalm, he expresses, he was brought to by the ministry of Nathan, who was sent of God to convinc…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 51:2

Wash me--Purity as well as pardon is desired by true penitents.

John Gill on Psalms 51:2

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,.... Which supposes defilement by sin, and that very great, and such as none can remove but the Lord himself; who, when he takes it in hand, does it effectually and thoroughly; see Ezekiel 36:25. David's sin had long lain upon him, the faith of it had as it were eaten into him, and spread itself over him, and therefore he needed much washing: "wash me much", all over, and thoroughly: and cleanse me from my sin: which only the blood of Christ can do, 1 John 1:7. The psalmist makes use of three words to express his sin by, in this verse Psalm 51:1; which signifies "rebellion", as all sin has in it rebellion against God the lawgiver, and a contempt of his…

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John Calvin on Psalms 51:1-2

Psalm 51:1-2 1. Have mercy upon me, O God: according to thy lovingkindness; according to the multitude of thy compassions, blot out my transgressions. 2. Multiply to wash me from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 1. Have mercy upon me. David begins, as I have already remarked, by praying for pardon; and his sin having been of an aggravated description, he prays with unwonted earnestness. He does not satisfy himself with one petition. Having mentioned the loving-kindness of the Lord, he adds the multitude of his compassions, to intimate that mercy of an ordinary kind would not suffice for so great a sinner. Had he prayed God to be favorable, simply according to his clemency or good…

The Church Fathers

"More and more wash me from mine unrighteousness" [Psalm 51:2]. What is, "More and more wash"? One much stained. More and more wash the sins of one knowing. Thou that hast washed off the sins of one ignorant. Not even thus is it to be despaired of Your mercy. "And from my delinquency purge Thou me." According to the manner in which He is physician, offer a recompense. He is God, offer sacrifice. What will you give that you may be purged? For see upon whom you call, upon a Just One you call. He hates sins, if He is just; He takes vengeance upon sins, if He is just; you will not be able to take away from the Lord God His justice: entreat mercy, but observe the justice: there is mercy to pardon the sinner, there is justice to punish the sin. What then? Thou ask mercy; shall sin unpunished abide? Let David answer, let those that have fallen answer, answer with David, and say, No, Lord, no sin of mine shall be unpunished; I know the justice of Him whose mercy I ask: it shall not be unpunished, but for this reason I will not that Thou punish me, because I punish my sin: for this reason I beg that Thou pardon, because I acknowledge.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 51

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Dictionary and topics

Ablution · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Conscience · GUILTY — GUILTY
Conviction · OF SIN — OF SIN
Desire · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Homicide · DAVID’S REPENTANCE FOR, AND CONFESSION OF, THE MUR — DAVID’S REPENTANCE FOR, AND CONFESSION OF, THE MUR
Regeneration · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Remorse · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Sin · . — .

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 51:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 51:2

John Gill on Psalms 51:2

John Calvin on Psalms 51:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 51:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 51:2

John Gill on Psalms 51:2

John Calvin on Psalms 51:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 51:1-2

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 51:2

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 51:2