Psalms 51:8

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

6Behold, 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. Make me to hear gladness and joy; [that] the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalms 51:8 word by word

תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Psalms 51:8

• Psalms 13:5As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindness; my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation.
• Psalms 30:11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
• Psalms 119:81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
• Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:
• Matthew 5:4Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
• Psalms 6:2Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am withered; Jehovah, heal me, for my bones tremble.
• Psalms 38:3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin.
• Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy [place], and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Hosea 6:1Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
• Luke 4:18[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered,
• Acts 2:37And having heard [it] they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
• Acts 16:29And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down 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

Topics related to Psalms 51:8

• Conscience
• Conviction
• Desire
• Homicide
• Joy
• Prayer
• Remorse
• Repentance

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