詩篇 51:7-8 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:5-12

The prayer now makes a stride in advance. It has been hitherto for the first step in justification—the wiping out of past transgressions. It is now for restoration, for a renewal of spiritual life, for a return to God's favour, and to the spiritual joy involved in it. First, however, an additional confession is made ( Psalms 51:5 , Psalms 51:6 ). Not only have I committed acts of sin ( Psalms 51:1-4 ), but sin is thoroughly ingrained into my nature. I was conceived in it; I was brought... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:7

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean . "Hyssop" alone could by the Levitical Law cleanse from contact with a corpse ( Numbers 19:18 ) or from the defilement of leprosy (Le Psalms 14:4 ). David recognizes that his impurity is of the extremest kind, and needs the remedy which has the greatest purifying power. Legally, this was the hyssop, with its "blood of sprinkling" (Le Psalms 14:6 , Psalms 14:7 ); spiritually, it was the blood of Christ, which was thus symbolized. Wash me,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:7

Whiter than snow. Snow is remarkable for whiteness. As it glistens on the mountains, or lies in virgin purity on the fields, what can compare with it? And yet David speaks of something whiter. Where? Not in nature, but in the kingdom of grace. Of whom? Not Christ, not the holy angels, not the saints in glory, but, strange to say, of himself. Like Paul, he was "the chief of sinners," and he was, therefore, the fitter ensample of the marvellous kindness and grace of God. In his prayer we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:8

Make me to hear joy and gladness (comp. below, Psalms 51:12 ). On forgiveness follows naturally the sense of it, and this sense is in itself a deep satisfaction. But the psalmist seems to ask for something more. He wants not mere negative peace and rest, but the active thrilling joy which those experience who feel themselves restored to God's favour, and bask in the light of his countenance. That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice . That every ache and pain may cease, and be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 51:7

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean - On the word hyssop, see the notes at John 19:29; notes at Hebrews 9:19. The plant or herb was much used by the Hebrews in their sacred purifications and sprinklings: Exodus 12:22; Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6,Leviticus 14:49, Lev 14:51; 1 Kings 4:33. Under this name the Hebrews seem to have comprised not only the common “hyssop” of the shops, but also other aromatic plants, as mint, wild marjoram, etc. - Gesenius, “Lexicon” The idea of the psalmist... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 51:8

Make me to hear joy and gladness - That is, the voice of forgiveness, causing joy and rejoicing. What he wished to hear was the kind voice of God in pronouncing his pardon; not the voice of anger and condemnation. God now condemned him. The law condemned him. His own conscience condemned him. The result was anguish and sorrow. The burden was great and overpowering - such as to crush him; to break all his “bones.” He longed to hear the sweet voice of forgiveness, by which he might have peace,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:7

Psalms 51:7. Purge me with hyssop Or, as with hyssop; the note of similitude being frequently understood. As lepers, and other unclean persons, are by thy appointment purified by the use of hyssop and other things, Leviticus 14:6; Numbers 19:6; so do thou cleanse me, a most leprous and polluted creature, by thy grace, and by the virtue of that blood of Christ, which is signified by those ceremonial usages. The word תחשׂאני , techatteeni, here rendered purge me, properly means, ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:8

Psalms 51:8. Make me to hear joy and gladness Send me glad tidings of thy reconciliation to me; and by thy Spirit seal the pardon of my sins on my conscience, which will fill me with joy. That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice That my heart, which hath been sorely wounded, and terrified by thy dreadful message sent by Nathan, and by the awful sentence of thy law, denounced against such sinners as I am, may be revived and comforted by the manifestation of thy favour to my soul.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:0 David’s repentanceHaving committed adultery with Bathsheba, David then arranged for her husband Uriah to be killed, so that he could take Bathsheba as a royal wife (2 Samuel 11:1-27). The prophet Nathan found out David’s sin, condemned him to his face, then pronounced God’s judgment upon him (2 Samuel 12:1-15). This psalm displays David’s deep sorrow as he confesses his sin to God.David makes no excuses. He acknowledges his sin and realizes that he can do nothing to receive... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 51:7

Purge me = Thou wilt sin-cleanse me, or un-sin me: i.e. expiate by the blood of a sin offering. hyssop. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the atoning blood sprinkled by it. Compare Numbers 14:18 ; Numbers 19:6 , Numbers 19:18 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:5-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 51:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 51:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 51:7

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