geneva - 51

geneva@Psalms:51:1 @ «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet (note:)To reprove him, because he had committed horrible sins, and lain in the same without repentance more then a whole year.(:note) came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.» Have mercy upon me, O God, As his sins were many and great, so he requires that God would give him the feeling of his excellent and abundant mercies. according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

geneva@Psalms:51:2 @ Wash me (note:)My sins strike so fast in me, that I have need of some singular kind of washing.(:note) throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

geneva@Psalms:51:3 @ For I (note:)My conscience accuses me so, that I can have no rest till I am reconciled.(:note) acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me.

geneva@Psalms:51:4 @ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done [this] evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou (note:)When you give sentence against sinners, they must confess you to be just, and themselves sinners.(:note) speakest, [and] be clear when thou judgest.

geneva@Psalms:51:5 @ Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.

geneva@Psalms:51:6 @ Behold, thou (note:)He confesses that God who loves pureness of heart, may justly destroy man, who by nature is a sinner much more him whom he had instructed in his heavenly wisdom.(:note) desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

geneva@Psalms:51:7 @ Purge me with hyssope, & I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.

geneva@Psalms:51:8 @ Make me to hear (note:)He means God's comfortable mercies toward repentant sinners.(:note) joy and gladness; [that] the By the bones he understands all strength of soul and body, which by cares and mourning are consumed. bones [which] thou hast broken may rejoice.

geneva@Psalms:51:9 @ Hide thy face from my sinnes, and put away all mine iniquities.

geneva@Psalms:51:10 @

geneva@Psalms:51:11 @ Cast mee not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.

geneva@Psalms:51:12 @ Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] (note:)Which may assure me that I am drawn out of the slavery of sin.(:note) free spirit.

geneva@Psalms:51:13 @ [Then] will I teach transgressors thy (note:)He promises to endeavour that others by his example may turn to God.(:note) ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

geneva@Psalms:51:14 @ Deliver me from (note:)From the murder of Uriah and the others who were slain with him, (2Sa_11:17).(:note) bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

geneva@Psalms:51:15 @ O Lord, (note:)By giving me opportunity to praise you, when you will forgive my sins.(:note) open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

geneva@Psalms:51:16 @ For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.

geneva@Psalms:51:17 @ The sacrifices of God [are] a (note:)Which is a wounding of the heart, proceeding from faith, which seeks God for mercy.(:note) broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

geneva@Psalms:51:18 @ Do good in thy good pleasure unto (note:)He prays for the whole Church, because through his sin it was in danger of God's judgment.(:note) Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

geneva@Psalms:51:19 @ Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of (note:)That is, just and lawful, applied to the right end, which is the exercise of faith and repentance.(:note) righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Psalms 51