Psalms
Psalm 51:10–12
10Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from Your presence;
take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 51:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create | בְּרָא־ | bə·rā- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1254 shape, create |
| in me | לִ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| a clean | טָ֭הוֹר | ṭā·hō·wr | Adjective - masculine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| heart | לֵ֣ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| O God | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and renew | חַדֵּ֥שׁ | ḥad·dêš | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H2318 renew, repair |
| a right | נָ֝כ֗וֹן | nā·ḵō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| spirit | וְר֥וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| within me | בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃ | bə·qir·bî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
Psalm 51:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cast me not away | תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִי | taš·lî·ḵê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| from Your presence | מִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָ | mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| take | תִּקַּ֥ח | tiq·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| Your Holy | קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ | qāḏ·šə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| Spirit | וְר֥וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| from me | מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Psalm 51:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restore | הָשִׁ֣יבָה | hā·šî·ḇāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to me | לִּ֭י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| the joy | שְׂשׂ֣וֹן | śə·śō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8342 exultation, rejoicing |
| of Your salvation | יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ | yiš·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation |
| and sustain me | תִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ | ṯis·mə·ḵê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5564 lean, lay, rest, support |
| with a willing | נְדִיבָ֣ה | nə·ḏî·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5081 inclined, generous, noble |
| spirit | וְר֖וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 51:10 Ezekiel 11:19 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Ephesians 4:22–24 · Matthew 5:8 · Ezekiel 18:31 · Romans 12:2 · Ezekiel 36:25–27 · Acts 15:9 · Titus 3:5 · Jeremiah 32:39 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Proverbs 20:9
Psalm 51:11 Ephesians 4:30 · 2 Kings 13:23 · Isaiah 63:10–11 · Romans 8:9 · Genesis 6:3 · John 14:26 · Luke 11:13 · Psalm 71:18 · 1 Samuel 16:14 · 1 Samuel 10:10 · Psalm 71:9 · Judges 16:20
Psalm 51:12 Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 13:5 · Isaiah 61:10 · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · Luke 1:47 · Jude 1:24 · Psalm 119:116–117 · Psalm 35:9 · Jeremiah 31:9–14 · Isaiah 57:17–18 · Psalm 119:133 · Romans 8:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.