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Psalm 51

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Psalm 51 . 1

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:1

Psalm 51 . 2

2 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:2

Psalm 51 . 3

3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:3

Psalm 51 . 4

4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:4

Psalm 51 . 5

5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.IPPsalms 51:5CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:5

Psalm 51 . 6

6 Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:6

Psalm 51 . 7

7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:7TTHyssop (Instrument of Blood Application) · Scarlet Wool and Cedar (Purification Bundle)

Psalm 51 . 8

8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:8

Psalm 51 . 9

9 Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:9

Psalm 51 . 10

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:10

Psalm 51 . 11

11 Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.IP1 Samuel 16:14 · Psalms 51:11CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:11TTAnointing Oil (Holy Spirit)

Psalm 51 . 12

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:12

Psalm 51 . 13

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:13

Psalm 51 . 14

14 Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:14

Psalm 51 . 15

15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:15

Psalm 51 . 16

16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.IPLeviticus 5:1-6 · Psalms 1:4 · Leviticus 1:4 · Leviticus 1:4CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:16TTSacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice) · Trespass-Offering (Restitution and Restoration)

Psalm 51 . 17

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.IPLeviticus 5:1-6 · Psalms 1:4CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:17TTSacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice) · Trespass-Offering (Restitution and Restoration)

Psalm 51 . 18

18 In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:18

Psalm 51 . 19

19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.CPsalm 51:1-19TOSKPsalm 51:19

In the wider web13 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions Psalm 51:16 → Leviticus 1:4, Psalm 51:16-17 → Leviticus 1:4, Psalms 51:11 → 1 Samuel 16:14, Psalms 51:16-17 → Leviticus 5:1-6

Echoes John 14:26 → Psalms 51:11, John 9:34 → Psalms 51:5, Psalms 51:16-17 → Psalms 1:4

Trajectories

Anointing Oil (Holy Spirit), Hyssop (Instrument of Blood Application), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice), Scarlet Wool and Cedar (Purification Bundle), Trespass-Offering (Restitution and Restoration)

Chiasms

Shaped Psalm 51:1–19