Psalms 51:2
\51:1\When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
In Context
1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.\
3\51:1\Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:4And David sent and took her; and she came to him, and he took her to his bed: (for she had been made clean;) then she went back to her house.
Psalms 19:12\19:11\By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.
Isaiah 1:16Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;
Ezekiel 36:25And I will put clean water on you so that you may be clean: from all your unclean ways and from all your images I will make you clean.
John 13:9Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head.
1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:2-7
Penitential Petitions. 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my… Read the whole commentary →