God’s Word Translation
Psalms 51:11
11Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
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 your face from my sins, and wipe out all that I have done wrong. 10Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a faithful spirit within me. Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. 12Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and provide me with a spirit of willing obedience. 13⌞Then⌟ I will teach your ways to those who are rebellious, and sinners will return to you.
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אַל־תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִי מִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָ וְר֥וּחַ קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ אַל־תִּקַּ֥ח מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 51:11
- Psalms 43:2You are my fortress, O God! Why have you rejected me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?
- Psalms 71:9Do not reject me when I am old or abandon me when I lose my strength.
- Genesis 4:14You have forced me off this land today. I have to hide from you and become a fugitive, a wanderer on the earth. Now anyone who finds me will kill me!”
- 2 Kings 13:23But the Lord was kind and merciful to the Israelites because of his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He didn’t want to destroy the Israelites, and even now he hasn’t turned away from them.
- 2 Kings 17:18The Lord became so angry with Israel that he removed them from his sight. Only the tribe of Judah was left.
- 2 Kings 23:27The Lord had said, “I will put Judah out of my sight as I put Israel out of my sight. I will reject Jerusalem, the city that I chose, and I will reject the temple where I said my name would be.”
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will pay the penalty by being destroyed forever, by being separated from the Lord’s presence and from his glorious power.
- Genesis 6:3Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not struggle with humans forever, because they are flesh and blood. They will live 120 years.”
- Judges 13:25The Lord’s Spirit began to stir in him while he was at Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- Judges 15:14When he came to Lehi, the Philistines met him with shouts ⌞of triumph⌟. But the Lord’s Spirit came over him. The ropes on his arms became like strings burned in a fire, and those on his hands snapped.
- Judges 16:20She said, “Samson, the Philistines are attacking!” Samson woke up. He thought, “I’ll get out of this as usual and shake myself free.” (He didn’t realize that the Lord had left him.)
- 1 Samuel 10:10When Saul came to the hill, a group of prophets came to meet him, and God’s Spirit came over him. He prophesied with them.
- 1 Samuel 16:14Now, the Lord’s Spirit had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.
- 2 Samuel 7:15But I will never stop showing him my love as I did to Saul, whom I took out of your way.
- Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and offended his Holy Spirit. So he turned against them as their enemy; he fought against them.
- Luke 11:13Even though you’re evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. So how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who 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
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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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