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Psalms 51:6

What you desire is that I desire what is true in order that you can teach me how to act wisely.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

In Context

5I have been a sinner since the day that I was born; truly, I have been like that since my mother conceived me.

7Purify me from the guilt of my sins, and after that happens, I will be clean in my inner being; cleanse me, and then in my inner being I will be ◄whiter than snow/very clean►.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:5He told me, ‘She is my sister,’ and she also said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with pure motives and I [SYN] have not done anything wrong yet.”

2 Samuel 12:13David replied, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh has forgiven you for your sin: You will not die because of this sin.

1 Chronicles 29:17My God, I know that you test us people, and you are pleased if you find out that we do what is right. All these things I have given to you because I wanted to. And now I have seen that your people have also joyfully and generously given things to you.

Job 32:8But the Spirit of Almighty God is within people, and it is he who enables them to be wise.

Psalms 5:9My enemies never say what is true; they just want to destroy others. The things that they say [MTY] are as foul as an open grave where a corpse is decaying. They use their tongues to tell lies.

Psalms 26:2Yahweh, examine what I have done and test me; thoroughly evaluate what I think [IDM].

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 →

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Study Psalms 51:6

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