Psalms
Psalm 51:6–7
6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being;
You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Word by word
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Psalm 51:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | הֵן־ | hên- | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| You desire | חָפַ֣צְתָּ | ḥā·p̄aṣ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2654 delight in |
| truth | אֱ֭מֶת | ’ĕ·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| in the inmost being | בַטֻּח֑וֹת | ḇaṭ·ṭu·ḥō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2910 kidneys, inmost thought |
| You teach me | תוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ | ṯō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3045 know |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֥ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| in the inmost place | וּ֝בְסָתֻ֗ם | ū·ḇə·sā·ṯum | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close |
Psalm 51:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purify me | תְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִי | tə·ḥaṭ·ṭə·’ê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| with hyssop | בְאֵז֣וֹב | ḇə·’ê·zō·wḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H231 hyssop |
| and I will be clean | וְאֶטְהָ֑ר | wə·’eṭ·hār | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H2891 be clean, pure |
| wash me | תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִי | tə·ḵab·bə·sê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| and I will be whiter | אַלְבִּֽין׃ | ’al·bîn | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3835 be white |
| than snow | וּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶג | ū·miš·še·leḡ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7950 snow |
Cross-references
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Psalm 51:6 1 Samuel 16:7 · Psalm 15:2 · Romans 7:22 · 1 Peter 3:4 · Job 38:36 · Proverbs 2:6 · James 4:8 · Luke 11:39 · John 4:23–24 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Jeremiah 32:40 · 1 Chronicles 29:17
Psalm 51:7 1 John 1:7 · Isaiah 1:18 · Hebrews 9:13–14 · Numbers 19:18–20 · Hebrews 9:19 · Revelation 1:5 · Exodus 12:22 · Ephesians 5:26–27 · Revelation 7:13–14 · Leviticus 14:49–52 · Leviticus 14:4–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.