Psalms 51:12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
In Context
11Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
13Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.
Cross References
Psalms 13:5But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.
Psalms 19:13Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.
Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.
Psalms 85:6Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
Psalms 119:133Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.
Isaiah 49:13Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out into singing, mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
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 →