Psalms 51:7
Purge me clean with hyssop, wash me whiter than snow.
Open English Bible (US)
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
6It’s the innermost truth you desire, give me therefore true wisdom of heart.
8Fill me with joy and gladness, let the bones you have broken rejoice.
Cross References
Ephesians 5:26to make her holy, after purifying her by the washing with the water, according to his promise;
Hebrews 9:19For, when every command had been announced to all the people by Moses in accordance with the Law, he took the blood of the calves and of the goats, with water, scarlet wool, and a bunch of hyssop, and sprinkled even the book of the Law, as well as all the people,
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 →