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Do notאַלcast me awayתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִיfrom your presence,מִלְּפָנֶיךָand your holy spiritוְרוּחַ קָדְשְׁךָdo notאַלtakeתִּקַּחfrom me.מִמֶּנִּי
Psalms 51:11
Study it in the app“Do not cast me away from your presence, and your holy spirit do not take from me.”
Repentant, David asks God not to take his holy spirit from himThe Holy SpiritDavid asks for a clean heart and a steady spiritTurning back to GodThe one praying asks God, “A clean heart create for me”Purity
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 51:11, word by word
- cast me awayתַּשְׁלִיכֵtashliche
cast away
To cast someone away from oneself, removing him.
Where else “tashliche” appears- from your presenceפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- and your holy spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- and your holy spiritקָדְשְׁkadsh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadsh” appears- takeתִּקַּחtikach
seize
To take away, seize.
Where else “tikach” appears
Translation note
“Your holy spirit”: literally, “the spirit of your holiness.” In the Old Testament this expression appears only here and in Isaiah 63:10-11.
The context
10A clean heart create for me, Elohim, and a firm spirit renew within me.
11 · This verse (above)
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and let a generous spirit sustain me.