Psalms 51:7-9

7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

Psalms 51:7-9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 51:7-9 In-Context

5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 4:4; Ezekiel 36:25; Zechariah 13:1
• 2. S Exodus 12:22; Leviticus 14:4; S Numbers 19:6; Hebrews 9:19
• 3. Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22
• 4. Isaiah 35:10; Jeremiah 33:11; Joel 1:16
• 5. S Exodus 12:46
• 6. Jeremiah 16:17; Zechariah 4:10
• 7. S 2 Samuel 12:13