Psalms 51:6

“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.”

"Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom." - Psalms 51:6
Commentary

What does Psalms 51:6 mean?

Psalm 51:6 in the King James Version reads, “Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.” In its immediate setting, this verse sits inside David’s great penitential psalm, written as a confession of sin and a plea…

Read full commentaryDevotional

The Pursuit of Inner Truth: A Journey Towards Wisdom

As we delve into the profound depths of Psalm 51:6, we encounter a divine revelation that beckons us to examine our innermost being: "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom" (KJV). This verse, penned by David in…

Read devotionalPrayer

Prayer for Inner Truth and Wisdom

Heavenly Father, I come before You in awe of Your magnificence and unfailing love. Your Word declares in Psalms 51:6, "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom." Lord, I recognize the weight of these words and the…

Read prayer

Artwork for Psalms 51:6

See all →
Psalms 51:6 - "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom."
Psalm 51:6
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 51:5 - "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."
Psalms 51:3 - "For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me."
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 51:2 - "Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin."
"For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering." - Psalms 51:16
Psalms 126:6
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 89:51 - "Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed."
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 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."
"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 115:6 - "They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:"
Psalms 51:14 - "Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness."
Psalms 51:19 - "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 30:6 - "And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved."