Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Original 1611 kjv bible this is the text and a scan of the actual, original, first printing of the 1611 king james version, the he bible, for psalms chapter 51. In verse 12a, the word restore shub, turn back, return, carries the idea of give back, restore. Have mercy upon me, o god, according to thy lovingkindness. Davids psalms of repentance psalms 51 and 32 jesuswalk. This psalm came about as a result of davids sin with bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, o god, according to your lovingkindness. To the chief musician, a psalm of david, when nathan. Psalms 51 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Now, in many cases it seems that the superscription to individual psalms is not all that helpful for the sake of interpreting the content of the rest of that psalm. Psalm 51 a prayer of repentance with words kjv youtube.
For i know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Psalms chapter 51 original 1611 kjv king james version. A psalm of david when nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to bathsheba. He committed adultery, then in a effort to cover that up, he committed murder. For i acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is. Though david penned this psalm upon a very particular occasion, yet, it is of as general use as any of davids psalms. Psalm 51 and the beginning of life concordia university wisconsin.
Lord i know im sinners and i want to repent, lord cleanse me and forgive me, o lord have mercy on me, lord i need you please come into within my heart and. After a while, david was confronted about his sin by nathan the prophet. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Wash away niv, kabas or wash thoroughly kjv, nrsv here and in verse. Psalm 51 kjv have mercy upon me, o god, according to bible. Psalm 51 is the 51st psalm of the book of psalms, in english known by its first verse in the king james version. The septuagint has an extra psalm at the end but not numbered separately as ps 151. Have mercy on me, o god, according to your unfailing love. When the prophet nathan came to him after david had committed adultery with bathsheba. Available as a book in paperback, kindle, and pdf formats. Because in psalm 51, we are given one of the most informative superscriptions that appears before any psalm.
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