Psalms 51:8
And the righteous shall see, and fear, 1 And shall laugh at him, and say, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17And I know, Lord, that thou art he that searches the hearts, and thou lovest righteousness. I have willingly offered all these things in simplicity of heart; and now I have seen with joy thy people here present, willingly offering to thee.
Psalms 6:2O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, 1 Neither chasten me in thine anger. 1
Psalms 30:11For my life is spent with grief, 1 And my years with groanings: 1 My strength has been weakened through poverty, 1 And my bones are troubled. 1
Psalms 38:3I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good words; 1 And my grief was renewed. 1
Psalms 126:5Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: 1 They shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates.
Isaiah 57:15Thus saith the Most High, who dwells on high forever, Holy in the holies, is his name, the Most High resting in the holies, and giving patience to the faint-hearted, and giving life to the brokenhearted:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:8-14
Penitential Petitions. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13 Then will I teach… Read the whole commentary →