Psalms 51:6

Psalms 51:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

Context of Psalms 51:6

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. 5Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom. 7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8Make me to hear gladness and joy; [that] the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Psalms 51:6 word by word

הֵן־אֱ֭מֶת חָפַ֣צְתָּ בַטֻּח֑וֹת וּ֝בְסָתֻ֗ם חָכְמָ֥ה תוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• partבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Psalms 51:6

• Psalms 26:2Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart:
• Psalms 125:4Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
• Genesis 20:5Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this.
• 2 Kings 20:3Ah! Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much.
• 1 Chronicles 29:17And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.
• 2 Chronicles 31:20And thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought what was good and right and true before Jehovah his God.
• Proverbs 2:21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it;
• Jeremiah 5:3Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
• John 4:23But [the] hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for also the Father seeks such as his worshippers.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity before God, (not in fleshly wisdom but in God's grace,) we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly towards you.
• James 4:8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, sinners, and purify [your] hearts, ye double-minded.
• Psalms 5:9For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart.
• Job 38:36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?
• Luke 11:39But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward [parts] are full of plunder and wickedness.
• Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man:

Commentaries on Psalms 51:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Behold, thou desirest truth - I am the very reverse of what I should be. Those desirest truth in the heart, but in me there is nothing but sin and falsity. Thou shalt make one to know wisdom - Thou wilt teach me to restrain every inordinate propensity, and to act according to the dictates of sound wisdom, the rest of my life.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts - The word rendered “desirest,” means to have pleasure in; to delight in; and the idea is that this only is agreeable to God, or this only accords with his own nature. The word rendered “inward parts,” means properly the reins, and is usually employed to denote the seat of the mind, the feelings, the intellect. Compare the notes at Job 38:36. The allusion is to the “soul;” and the idea is, that God could be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6The psalmist accepts the results of his sin against God. He understands that he has no goodness without God's renewal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. His guilt was aggravated by his essential, native sinfulness, which is as contrary to God's requisitions of inward purity as are outward sins to those for right conduct.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 51:6

• Desire
• Homicide
• Prayer
• Spirituality
• Truth
• Wisdom

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