Psalms 51:11

Psalms 51:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Context of Psalms 51:11

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. Cast 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 a willing spirit. 13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Psalms 51:11 word by word

אַל־תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִי מִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָ וְר֥וּחַ קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ אַל־תִּקַּ֥ח מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear

• presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Psalms 51:11

• Psalms 43:2For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
• Psalms 71:9Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
• Genesis 4:14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.
• 2 Kings 13:23But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
• 2 Kings 17:18Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
• 2 Kings 23:27And Jehovah said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
• Genesis 6:3And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.
• Judges 13:25And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
• Judges 15:14When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.
• Judges 16:20And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he knew not that Jehovah was departed from him.
• 1 Samuel 10:10And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them.
• 1 Samuel 16:14Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.
• 2 Samuel 7:15but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, andhimself fought against them.
• Luke 11:13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Commentaries on Psalms 51:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Cast me not away from thy presence - Banish me not from thy house and ordinances. Take not thy Holy Spirit from me - I know I have sufficiently grieved it to justify its departure for ever, in consequence of which I should be consigned to the blackness of darkness, - either to utter despair, or to a hard heart and seared conscience; and so work iniquity with greediness, till I fell into the pit of perdition. While the Spirit stays, painfully convincing of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Cast me not away from thy presence - That is, Do not reject me, or cast me off entirely; do not abandon me; do not leave me in my sin and sorrow. The language is derived from the idea that true happiness is to be found in the “presence” of God, and that to be exiled from him is misery. Compare Psalm 16:11, note; Psalm 31:20, note. See also Psalm 140:13. And take not thy holy Spirit from me - It is not certain that David understood by the phrase “thy Holy…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Purge me with hyssop, with the blood of Christ applied to my soul by a lively faith, as the water of purification was sprinkled with a bunch of hyssop. The blood of Christ is called the blood of sprinkling, He 12:24. If this blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin, cleanse us from our sin, then we shall be clean indeed, He 10:2. He asks not to be comforted, till he is first cleansed; if sin, the bitter root of sorrow, be taken away, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Your Holy Spirit: Only the Holy Spirit can change a person's will to make it "right" (Psalm 51:10) and "willing" to obey (51:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-127-12. A series of prayers for forgiveness and purifying. Purge ... hyssop--The use of this plant in the ritual (Ex 12:22; Nu 19:6, 18) suggests the idea of atonement as prominent here; "purge" refers to vicarious satisfaction (Nu 19:17-20).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 51:11

• Conscience
• Conviction
• Desire
• Holy Spirit
• Homicide
• Prayer
• Remorse
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Holy Spirit
• Acknowledge
• Bloodguiltiness
• Clean
• Conceive
• Contrite
• Create
• Heart
• Hide
• Iniquity

Commentaries on Psalms 51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings