Study it in the app“For the director. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Show me favor, Elohim, according to your loyal love; according to the abundance of your mercies blot out my transgressions.”
David, after his fall, asks God to wipe out his wrongdoingTurning back to GodDavid, confronted by Nathan, asks God to cleanse himForgivenessAfter his fall, David asks God to wash him and owns his guiltTemptation
For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַA psalmמִזְמוֹרof David,לְדָוִדwhenבְּNathanנָתָןthe prophetהַנָּבִיאcameבוֹאto him,אֵלָיוafterכַּאֲשֶׁרhe had gone in toבָּא אֶלBathsheba.בַּת שָׁבַעShow me favor,חָנֵּנִיElohim,אֱלֹהִיםaccording to your loyal love;כְּחַסְדֶּךָaccording to the abundanceכְּרֹבof your merciesרַחֲמֶיךָblot outמְחֵהmy transgressions.פְשָׁעָי
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appearspsalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsNathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appearsBathsheba
Bathsheba: wife of Uriah the Hittite and then of David; mother of Solomon (2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 1). It means "daughter of the oath."
Where else “bat” appearsshow favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “chane” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsloyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasde” appearsabundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rov” appearscompassion
A deep tenderness, like a mother's.
Where else “rachame” appearsblot out
To erase completely, or destroy someone.
Where else “meche” appearstransgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “feshaa” appears“He had gone in to Bathsheba”: a Hebrew way of saying that he had slept with her. The account is in 2 Samuel 11–12.
1 · This verse (above)
2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin make me clean.
