Psalms

Psalm 51:7–14

⁷Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;

wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸Let me hear joy and gladness;

let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

⁹Hide Your face from my sins

and blot out all my iniquities.

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.

¹³Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

and sinners will return to You.

¹⁴Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God,

the God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

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.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let me hear	תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִי	taš·mî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H8085 hear
joy	שָׂשׂ֣וֹן	śā·śō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H8342 exultation, rejoicing
and gladness	וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה	wə·śim·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
let the bones	עֲצָמ֥וֹת	‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H6106 bone, substance, self
You have crushed	דִּכִּֽיתָ׃	dik·kî·ṯā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1794 id.
rejoice	תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה	tā·ḡê·lə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1523 rejoice

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hide	הַסְתֵּ֣ר	has·têr	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5641 hide, conceal
Your face	פָּ֭נֶיךָ	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
from my sins	מֵחֲטָאָ֑י	mê·ḥă·ṭā·’āy	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2399 sin
and blot out	מְחֵֽה׃	mə·ḥêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
all	וְֽכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my iniquities	עֲוֺ֖נֹתַ֣י	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

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

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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I will teach	אֲלַמְּדָ֣ה	’ă·lam·mə·ḏāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
transgressors	פֹשְׁעִ֣ים	p̄ō·šə·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6586 rebel, transgress
Your ways	דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ	də·rā·ḵe·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and sinners	וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים	wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H2400 sinful
will return	יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃	yā·šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to You	אֵלֶ֥יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Deliver me	הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִי	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from bloodguilt	מִדָּמִ֨ים׀	mid·dā·mîm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood
O God	אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕlō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of my salvation	תְּשׁוּעָתִ֑י	tə·šū·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8668 deliverance, salvation
and my tongue	לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗י	lə·šō·w·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H3956 tongue
will sing	תְּרַנֵּ֥ן	tə·ran·nên	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7442 give a ringing cry
of Your righteousness	צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃	ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness