Psalms 51:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.\
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In Context
2\51:1\When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;
2 Samuel 11:2Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
Psalms 4:1To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.
Psalms 25:6O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.
Psalms 51:9\51:7\Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.
Psalms 69:16\69:15\Let me not be covered by the flowing waters; let not the deep waters go over my head, and let me not be shut up in the underworld.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:1
Though David penned this psalm upon a very particular occasion, yet, it is of as general use as any of David's psalms; it is the most eminent of the penitential psalms, and most expressive of the cares and desires of a repenting sinner. It is a pity indeed that in our devout addresses to God we should have any thing else to do than to praise God, for that is the work of heaven; but we make other work for ourselves by our own sins and follies: we must come to the throne of grace in the posture of penitents, to… Read the whole commentary →