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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.

Context of Psalms 51:2

1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.

Psalms 51:2 word by word

הֶ֭רֶב כַּבְּסֵ֣נִי מֵעֲוֹנִ֑י וּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥י טַהֲרֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Washכָּבַסkâbas · to washH3526
• me throughlyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• from mine iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• and cleanseטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• me from my sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Psalms 51:2

• Psalms 51:7Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
• Ezekiel 36:25I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
• Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
• 1 Corinthians 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
• Hebrews 9:13The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.
• Hebrews 10:21and since we have 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, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
• Revelation 7:14I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Psalms 19:12But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden 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