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Restore to meהָשִׁיבָה לִּיthe joyשְׂשׂוֹןof your salvation,יִשְׁעֶךָand let a generousנְדִיבָהspiritוְרוּחַsustain me.תִסְמְכֵנִי
Psalms 51:12
Study it in the app“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and let a generous spirit sustain 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 51:12, word by word
- Restore to meהָשִׁיבָhashiva
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiva” appears- the joyשְׂשׂוֹןseson
joy, gladness
Joy, lively gladness.
Where else “seson” appears- of your salvationיִשְׁעֶyishe
salvation, deliverance
Salvation, deliverance; the safety and well-being of one who has been rescued. From the same root as "save."
Where else “yishe” appears- and let a generousנְדִיבָהnediva
generous
Someone who gives gladly, without being asked twice.
Where else “nediva” appears- spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- sustain meתִסְמְכֵtismche
lean on
To rest one's weight on something or someone so as not to fall; to support.
Where else “tismche” appears
Translation note
“Generous”: willing, one who obeys gladly.
The context
11Do not cast me away from your presence, and your holy spirit do not take from me.
12 · This verse (above)
13I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.