Psalms 51:9
Hide thy face from my sins,—And, all mine iniquities, blot out;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
In Context
8Wilt thou cause me to hear joy and gladness? The bones thou hast crushed would exult.
10A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.
Cross References
Job 9:30Though I bathe myself in snow water, and cleanse, in cleanness itself, my hands,
Isaiah 1:18Come, I pray you, and let us settle the dispute Saith Yahweh,—Though your sins be found like scarlet, As snow, shall they be made white, Though they appear red like crimson, As wool, shall they become.
Jeremiah 16:17For mine own eyes are upon all their ways, they have not been hid from my face—neither hath their iniquity been concealed from being straight before mine eyes.
Micah 7:18Who is a GOD like unto thee, taking away the iniquity—and passing over the transgression—of the remnant of his inheritance? He hath not held fast, perpetually, his anger, for, one who delighteth in lovingkindness, is he!
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 →