Psalms
Psalm 51:2–3
2Wash me clean of my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
3For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
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 51:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wash me clean | הַרְבֵּה | har·bēh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| of my iniquity | מֵעֲוֺנִ֑י | mê·‘ă·wō·nî | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| and cleanse me | טַהֲרֵֽנִי׃ | ṭa·hă·rê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H2891 be clean, pure |
| from my sin | וּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥י | ū·mê·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
Psalm 51:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| know | אֵדָ֑ע | ’ê·ḏā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| my transgressions | פְ֭שָׁעַי | p̄ə·šā·‘ay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6588 transgression |
| and my sin | וְחַטָּאתִ֖י | wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| is always | תָמִֽיד׃ | ṯā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| before me | נֶגְדִּ֣י | neḡ·dî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Cross-references
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Psalm 51:2 1 John 1:7–9 · Hebrews 10:21–22 · Ezekiel 36:25 · Psalm 51:7 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Isaiah 1:16 · Revelation 1:5 · 1 Corinthians 6:11 · Acts 22:16 · Revelation 7:14 · Zechariah 13:1 · Hebrews 9:13–14
Psalm 51:3 Proverbs 28:13 · Isaiah 59:12 · Psalm 38:18 · Psalm 32:5 · Luke 15:18–21 · Leviticus 26:40–41 · Jeremiah 3:25 · Psalm 40:12 · Job 33:27 · Nehemiah 9:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.