Psalms 51:2

Psalms 51:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• New International Version (NIV)Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

Context of Psalms 51:2

1Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is continually before me. 4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight; that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.

Psalms 51:2 word by word

הֶ֭רֶב כַּבְּסֵ֣נִי מֵעֲוֹנִ֑י וּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥י טַהֲרֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 51:2

• Psalms 51:7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
• Ezekiel 36:25And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your uncleannesses and from all your idols will I cleanse you.
• Zechariah 13:1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
• 1 Corinthians 6:11And these things were some of you; but ye have been washed, but ye have been sanctified, but ye have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
• Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls, and a heifer's ashes sprinkling the defiled, sanctifies for the purity of the flesh,
• Hebrews 10:21and [having] a great priest over the house of God,
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,
• Revelation 7:14And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Psalms 19:12Who understandeth [his] errors? Purify me from secret [faults].

Commentaries on Psalms 51:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Wash me throughly - כבסני הרבה harbeh cabbeseni, "Wash me again and again, - cause my washings to be multiplied." My stain is deep; ordinary purgation will not be sufficient.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity - literally, “Multiply to wash me.” The word rendered “throughly” is a verb, either in the infinitive or imperative mood, and suggests the idea of “multiplying” or “increasing.” The reference is to that which might need constant or repeated washings in order to remove a stain adverbially to denote intensity, or thoroughness. On the word wash as applicable to sin, see the notes at Isaiah 1:16. And cleanse me from my sin…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Wash me … cleanse me: The psalmist asks for cleansing and freedom from the guilt of his sin (Psalm 51:7; see 26:6; Isaiah 1:16, 18; 4:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191-4. A plea for mercy is a confession of guilt. blot out--as from a register. transgressions--literally, "rebellions" (Psa 19:13; 32:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 51:2

• Ablution
• Conscience
• Conviction
• Desire
• Homicide
• Prayer
• Regeneration
• Remorse
• Repentance
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Bloodguiltiness
• Clean
• Conceive
• Contrite
• Create
• Hide
• Iniquity
• Psalms
• Purge

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