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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.
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Psalms 51:7 in Other Translations
KJV
7
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
ESV
7
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
NLT
7
Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
MSG
7
Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean, scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life.
CSB
7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Psalms 51:7-9 Meaning and Commentary
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John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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.
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1.
Isaiah 4:4
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Ezekiel 36:25
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Zechariah 13:1
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Exodus 12:22
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Leviticus 14:4
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Numbers 19:6
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Hebrews 9:19
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Isaiah 1:18
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Isaiah 43:25
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Isaiah 44:22
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Isaiah 35:10
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Jeremiah 33:11
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Joel 1:16
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Exodus 12:46
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Jeremiah 16:17
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Zechariah 4:10
7.
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2 Samuel 12:13
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