Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 51:8
8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Psalms 51:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
- New International Version (NIV)Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
Context of Psalms 51:8
6Surely you desire integrity in the inner self, and you teach me wisdom deep within. 7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. 9Turn your face away from my sins and blot out all my guilt. 10God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 51:8
- Psalms 13:5But I have trusted in your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.
- Psalms 30:11You turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
- Psalms 119:81I long for your salvation; I put my hope in your word.
- Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
- Matthew 5:4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Psalms 6:2Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking;
- Psalms 38:3There is no soundness in my body because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
- Job 5:17See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
- Isaiah 57:15For the High and Exalted One, who lives forever, whose name is holy, says this: “I live in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the oppressed.
- Hosea 6:1Come, let’s return to the Lord. For he has torn us, and he will heal us; he has wounded us, and he will bind up our wounds.
- Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
- Acts 2:37When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
- Acts 16:29The jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
Commentaries on Psalms 51:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Make me to hear joy - Let me have a full testimony of my reconciliation to thee; that the soul, which is so deeply distressed by a sense of thy displeasure, may be healed by a sense of thy pardoning mercy.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Make me to hear joy and gladness - That is, the voice of forgiveness, causing joy and rejoicing. What he wished to hear was the kind voice of God in pronouncing his pardon; not the voice of anger and condemnation. God now condemned him. The law condemned him. His own conscience condemned him. The result was anguish and sorrow. The burden was great and overpowering - such as to crush him; to break all his “bones.” He longed to hear the sweet voice of…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. 8Regaining joy is a gracious gift from God. You have crushed: The psalmist feels completely broken (Psalm 6:2; compare 34:20).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
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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
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