Psalms 51:2

“Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.”

"Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." - Psalms 51:2
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What does Psalms 51:2 mean?

Psalms 51:2 (KJV) says, "Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." This verse is part of a larger prayer of repentance and confession, penned by King David after his affair with Bathsheba and the subsequent murder of her husband, Uriah. The imagery of…

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A Cry for Cleansing: Embracing the Divine Renewal

Psalms 51:2 reads, "Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." This heartfelt supplication from David, wrought with emotion and sincerity, echoes the desperate need for divine cleansing and renewal. Set against the backdrop of King David’s darkest hour…

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A Prayer for Divine Cleansing and Renewal

O Lord, my God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, I humbly come before Thee in repentance and supplication, echoing the earnest cry of Psalm 51:2, "Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." I approach Thy throne of grace, fully aware of my human frailty…

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Psalms 51:2 - "Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin."
Psalms 78:51 - "And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:"
"Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee." - Psalms 51:13
Psalms 51:3 - "For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me."
Psalms 51:5 - "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."
Psalms 51:13 - "Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee."
"For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering." - Psalms 51:16
Psalms 51:9 - "Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities."
Psalms 51:10 - "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."
Psalms 81:2 - "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
Psalms 51:16 - "For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering."
Psalms 51:12 - "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit."
Psalms 51:18 - "Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem."
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. (Psalms 51:1)
"Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me." - Psalms 51:10
"Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice." - Psalms 51:8
Psalms 51:8 - "Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice."
Psalms 51:11 - "Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me."
Psalms 51:17 - "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."
Psalms 89:51 - "Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed."
Psalms 51:15 - "O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise."
Psalms 119:51 - "The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law."
Psalms 51:6 - "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom."
"Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions." (Psalms 51:1)
Psalms 51:19 - "Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar."
Psalms 51:14 - "Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness."
Psalms 51:1 - "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions."
"Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." (Psalm 51:2)
"Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." (Psalm 51:2)