He went back a day or two later with his draft to correct some errors. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51 is the 51st psalm of the book of psalms, in english known by its first verse in the king james version. Lord i know im sinners and i want to repent, lord cleanse me and forgive me, o lord have mercy on me, lord i need you please come into within my heart and. Original 1611 kjv bible this is the text and a scan of the actual, original, first printing of the 1611 king james version, the he bible, for psalms chapter 51. Available as a book in paperback, kindle, and pdf formats. Psalm 51 a prayer of repentance with words kjv youtube. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. He committed adultery, then in a effort to cover that up, he committed murder.
Psalms chapter 51 original 1611 kjv king james version. For i acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is. Have mercy upon me, o god, according to thy lovingkindness. Wash away niv, kabas or wash thoroughly kjv, nrsv here and in verse.
Psalm 51 kjv have mercy upon me, o god, according to bible. Have mercy on me, o god, according to your unfailing love. A psalm of david when nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to bathsheba. For i know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. The septuagint has an extra psalm at the end but not numbered separately as ps 151. To the chief musician, a psalm of david, when nathan. Psalm 51 and the beginning of life concordia university wisconsin. In verse 12a, the word restore shub, turn back, return, carries the idea of give back, restore. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Though david penned this psalm upon a very particular occasion, yet, it is of as general use as any of davids psalms. Davids psalms of repentance psalms 51 and 32 jesuswalk. After a while, david was confronted about his sin by nathan the prophet. Because in psalm 51, we are given one of the most informative superscriptions that appears before any psalm. This psalm came about as a result of davids sin with bathsheba.
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