Psalms 51:7
Therefore may God destroy thee forever, 1 May he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from thy dwelling, 1 And thy root from the land of the living. Pause. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
In Context
6Thou hast loved all words of destruction, 1 And a deceitful tongue. 1
8And the righteous shall see, and fear, 1 And shall laugh at him, and say, 1
Cross References
Exodus 12:22And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and having dipped it into some of the blood that is by the door, ye shall touch the lintel, and shall put it upon both doorposts, even of the blood which is by the door; but ye shall not go out every one from the door of his house till the morning.
Leviticus 14:49And he shall take to purify the house two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and spun scarlet, and hyssop.
Job 14:4For who shall be pure from uncleanness? not even one; 1
Isaiah 1:18And come, let us reason together, saith the Lord: and though your sins be as purple, I will make them white as snow; and though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool.
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 →