Psalms 51

¹Have mercy on meחָנֵּ֣נִיḥān·nê·nî — To show favor, mercy, or compassion; to be graciousH2603 — Full Word Study →, O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, according to Your loving devotionכְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָkə·ḥas·de·ḵā — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study →; according to Your greatכְּרֹ֥בkə·rōḇ — Abundance, multitude, or great quantityH7230 — Full Word Study → compassionרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra·ḥă·me·ḵā — Compassion, mercy, womb; deep emotional affectionH7356 — Full Word Study →, blot outמְחֵ֣הmə·ḥêh — To blot out, erase, or wipe awayH4229 — Full Word Study → my transgressionsפְשָׁעָֽי׃p̄ə·šā·‘āy — Willful rebellion or transgression against God's lawH6588 — Full Word Study →. ²Wash me cleanהַרְבֵּהhar·bēh — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → of my iniquityמֵעֲוֺנִ֑יmê·‘ă·wō·nî — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study → and cleanse meטַהֲרֵֽנִי׃ṭa·hă·rê·nî — to be clean, purify, make pureH2891 — Full Word Study → from my sinוּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥יū·mê·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî — sin; sin offering; sinfulnessH2403 — Full Word Study →. ³Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → knowאֵדָ֑ע’ê·ḏā‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → my transgressionsפְ֭שָׁעַיp̄ə·šā·‘ay — Willful rebellion or transgression against God's lawH6588 — Full Word Study →, and my sinוְחַטָּאתִ֖יwə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî — sin; sin offering; sinfulnessH2403 — Full Word Study → is alwaysתָמִֽיד׃ṯā·mîḏ — continually, perpetually, alwaysH8548 — Full Word Study → before meנֶגְדִּ֣יneḡ·dî — before, in front of, in the presence ofH5048 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Against You, You onlyלְבַדְּךָ֨׀lə·ḇad·də·ḵā — alone, apart, or bar/poleH905 — Full Word Study →, have I sinnedחָטָאתִי֮ḥā·ṭā·ṯî — To sin; to miss the mark; to commit wrongdoingH2398 — Full Word Study → and doneעָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯî — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → what is evilוְהָרַ֥עwə·hā·ra‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbə·‘ê·ne·ḵā — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study →, so thatלְ֭מַעַןlə·ma·‘an — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study → You may be proved rightתִּצְדַּ֥קtiṣ·daq — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study → when You speakבְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָbə·ḏā·ḇə·re·ḵā — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → and blamelessתִּזְכֶּ֥הtiz·keh — to be clean, cleanse, purifyH2135 — Full Word Study → when You judgeבְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ׃ḇə·šā·p̄ə·ṭe·ḵā — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Surelyהֵן־hên- — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → I was brought forthחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיḥō·w·lā·lə·tî — To twist, whirl, dance, writhe; to be in pain or travailH2342 — Full Word Study → in iniquityבְּעָו֥וֹןbə·‘ā·wō·wn — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study →; I was sinfulוּ֝בְחֵ֗טְאū·ḇə·ḥêṭ — sin, transgression, or guiltH2399 — Full Word Study → when my motherאִמִּֽי׃’im·mî — mother; female parentH517 — Full Word Study → conceived meיֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִיye·ḥĕ·maṯ·nî — to conceive; to become warm or heatedH3179 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Surelyהֵן־hên- — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → You desireחָפַ֣צְתָּḥā·p̄aṣ·tā — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → truthאֱ֭מֶת’ĕ·meṯ — Truth; faithfulness; reliability; what is established and sureH571 — Full Word Study → in the inmost beingבַטֻּח֑וֹתḇaṭ·ṭu·ḥō·wṯ — inner parts, inward organsH2910 — Full Word Study →; You teach meתוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ṯō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → wisdomחָכְמָ֥הḥāḵ·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study → in the inmost placeוּ֝בְסָתֻ֗םū·ḇə·sā·ṯum — To stop up, close off, or concealH5640 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Purify meתְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִיtə·ḥaṭ·ṭə·’ê·nî — To sin; to miss the mark; to commit wrongdoingH2398 — Full Word Study → with hyssopבְאֵז֣וֹבḇə·’ê·zō·wḇ — A small aromatic shrub used in purification ritualsH231 — Full Word Study →, and I will be cleanוְאֶטְהָ֑רwə·’eṭ·hār — to be clean, purify, make pureH2891 — Full Word Study →; wash meתְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִיtə·ḵab·bə·sê·nî — To wash, cleanse, or full clothH3526 — Full Word Study →, and I will be whiterאַלְבִּֽין׃’al·bîn — to be white; to make bricksH3835 — Full Word Study → than snowוּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶגū·miš·še·leḡ — snow; whiteness; purityH7950 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Let me hearתַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִיtaš·mî·‘ê·nî — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → joyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןśā·śō·wn — Joy, gladness, rejoicingH8342 — Full Word Study → and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הwə·śim·ḥāh — Joy, gladness, rejoicingH8057 — Full Word Study →; let the bonesעֲצָמ֥וֹת‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ — bone; body; substance; strengthH6106 — Full Word Study → You have crushedדִּכִּֽיתָ׃dik·kî·ṯā — to crush, break, or oppress severelyH1794 — Full Word Study → rejoiceתָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָהtā·ḡê·lə·nāh — to rejoice, be glad, exultH1523 — Full Word Study →. ⁹Hideהַסְתֵּ֣רhas·têr — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study → Your faceפָּ֭נֶיךָpā·ne·ḵā — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → from my sinsמֵחֲטָאָ֑יmê·ḥă·ṭā·’āy — sin, transgression, or guiltH2399 — Full Word Study → and blot outמְחֵֽה׃mə·ḥêh — To blot out, erase, or wipe awayH4229 — Full Word Study → allוְֽכָל־wə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → my iniquitiesעֲוֺ֖נֹתַ֣י‘ă·wō·nō·ṯay — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Createבְּרָא־bə·rā- — to create; to makeH1254 — Full Word Study → in me a cleanטָ֭הוֹרṭā·hō·wr — Ritually or morally pure; cleanH2889 — Full Word Study → heartלֵ֣בlêḇ — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →, O Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, and renewחַדֵּ֥שׁḥad·dêš — to renew, restore, or repairH2318 — Full Word Study → a rightנָ֝כ֗וֹןnā·ḵō·wn — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study → spiritוְר֥וּחַwə·rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → within meבְּקִרְבִּֽי׃bə·qir·bî — midst, inner part, heart, inward beingH7130 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Cast me not awayתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִיtaš·lî·ḵê·nî — to throw, cast, or hurlH7993 — Full Word Study → from Your presenceמִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָmil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →; takeתִּקַּ֥חtiq·qaḥ — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → Your Holyקָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗qāḏ·šə·ḵā — Holiness, sacred, consecrated, set apartH6944 — Full Word Study → Spiritוְר֥וּחַwə·rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → from meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mim·men·nî — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →. ¹²Restoreהָשִׁ֣יבָהhā·šî·ḇāh — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → to me the joyשְׂשׂ֣וֹןśə·śō·wn — Joy, gladness, rejoicingH8342 — Full Word Study → of Your salvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyiš·‘e·ḵā — Salvation, deliverance, safetyH3468 — Full Word Study →, and sustain meתִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ṯis·mə·ḵê·nî — to support, sustain, upholdH5564 — Full Word Study → with a willingנְדִיבָ֣הnə·ḏî·ḇāh — Noble, willing, generous person or heartH5081 — Full Word Study → spiritוְר֖וּחַwə·rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Then I will teachאֲלַמְּדָ֣ה’ă·lam·mə·ḏāh — To learn; to teach; to become accustomedH3925 — Full Word Study → transgressorsפֹשְׁעִ֣יםp̄ō·šə·‘îm — To transgress, rebel, or violate a covenant or lawH6586 — Full Word Study → Your waysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָdə·rā·ḵe·ḵā — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study →, and sinnersוְ֝חַטָּאִ֗יםwə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm — A sinner; one who transgresses God's lawH2400 — Full Word Study → will returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃yā·šū·ḇū — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → to Youאֵלֶ֥יךָ’ê·le·ḵā — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴Deliver meהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיhaṣ·ṣî·lê·nî — to rescue, deliver, or snatch awayH5337 — Full Word Study → from bloodguiltמִדָּמִ֨ים׀mid·dā·mîm — blood; life force; bloodshed; guiltH1818 — Full Word Study →, O Godאֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים’ĕlō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hê — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → of my salvationתְּשׁוּעָתִ֑יtə·šū·‘ā·ṯî — Deliverance, salvation, victoryH8668 — Full Word Study →, and my tongueלְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יlə·šō·w·nî — Tongue; language; speechH3956 — Full Word Study → will singתְּרַנֵּ֥ןtə·ran·nên — To shout or sing aloud with joy; to cry out triumphantlyH7442 — Full Word Study → of Your righteousnessצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study →, openתִּפְתָּ֑חtip̄·tāḥ — to open, loosen, or beginH6605 — Full Word Study → my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יśə·p̄ā·ṯay — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study →, and my mouthוּ֝פִ֗יū·p̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → will declareיַגִּ֥ידyag·gîḏ — to tell, declare, make knownH5046 — Full Word Study → Your praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃tə·hil·lā·ṯe·ḵā — Praise, song of praise, object of praiseH8416 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Forכִּ֤י׀kî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → You do notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → delightתַחְפֹּ֣ץṯaḥ·pōṣ — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → in sacrificeזֶ֣בַחze·ḇaḥ — sacrificial offering; animal sacrificeH2077 — Full Word Study →, or I would bring itוְאֶתֵּ֑נָהwə·’et·tê·nāh — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study →; You take no pleasureתִרְצֶֽה׃ṯir·ṣeh — to accept, be pleased with, delight inH7521 — Full Word Study → in burnt offeringsע֝וֹלָ֗ה‘ō·w·lāh — burnt offering; ascending sacrificeH5930 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷The sacrificesזִֽבְחֵ֣יziḇ·ḥê — sacrificial offering; animal sacrificeH2077 — Full Word Study → of Godאֱלֹהִים֮’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → are a broken spiritר֪וּחַrū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study →; a brokenנִשְׁבָּ֥רniš·bār — to break, shatter, crushH7665 — Full Word Study → and a contriteוְנִדְכֶּ֑הwə·niḏ·keh — to crush, break, or oppress severelyH1794 — Full Word Study → heartלֵב־lêḇ- — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →, O Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, You will notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → despiseתִבְזֶֽה׃ṯiḇ·zeh — to despise, treat with contemptH959 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸In Your good pleasureבִ֭רְצוֹנְךָḇir·ṣō·wn·ḵā — Favor, pleasure, or acceptable willH7522 — Full Word Study →, cause Zionצִיּ֑וֹןṣî·yō·wn — The Lord's MountainH6726 — Full Word Study → to prosperהֵיטִ֣יבָהhê·ṭî·ḇāh — to be good, to improve, to do wellH3190 — Full Word Study →; build upתִּ֝בְנֶ֗הtiḇ·neh — to build, construct, establishH1129 — Full Word Study → the wallsחוֹמ֥וֹתḥō·w·mō·wṯ — A fortified wall or defensive barrierH2346 — Full Word Study → of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃yə·rū·šā·lim — City of peaceH3389 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹Thenאָ֤ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → You will delightתַּחְפֹּ֣ץtaḥ·pōṣ — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → in righteousצֶ֭דֶקṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study → sacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziḇ·ḥê- — sacrificial offering; animal sacrificeH2077 — Full Word Study →, in wholeוְכָלִ֑ילwə·ḵā·lîl — Complete, whole, entire; burnt offeringH3632 — Full Word Study → burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֣ה‘ō·w·lāh — burnt offering; ascending sacrificeH5930 — Full Word Study →; thenאָ֤ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → bullsפָרִֽים׃p̄ā·rîm — Young bull or bullock; a sacrificial animalH6499 — Full Word Study → will be offeredיַעֲל֖וּya·‘ă·lū — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → Your altarמִזְבַּחֲךָ֣miz·ba·ḥă·ḵā — altar; place of sacrifice and worshipH4196 — Full Word Study →.