Psalms 51:14
O God, you are the one who saves me; forgive me for being guilty of causing someone who was not my enemy to die. When you do that, I will sing joyfully about your being very good and righteous.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
15O Yahweh, help me to speak in order that I may praise you.
Cross References
Genesis 42:22Reuben said to them, “I told you not to harm the boy [RHQ], but you did not pay attention to what I said! Now we are being ◄paid back/punished► for killing him [MTY]!”
2 Samuel 11:15In the letter, he wrote, “Put Uriah in the front line, where the fighting is the ◄worst/most severe►. Then command the soldiers to pull back from him, in order that he will be killed by our enemies.”
2 Samuel 21:1During the time that David ruled, there was a famine in Israel for three years. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “ In order for the famine to end, Saul’s family needs to be punished [MTY] because Saul killed many people from Gibeon city.”
Nehemiah 9:33We know that you acted justly each time that you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us fairly.
Psalms 26:9Do not get rid of me like you get rid of sinners; do not cause me to die like you cause those who murder [MTY] people to die,
Psalms 38:22Lord, you are the one who saves/rescues me; Quickly come and help me!
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 →