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Wash meכַּבְּסֵנִיthoroughlyהֶרֶבfrom my iniquity,מֵעֲוֺנִיand from my sinוּמֵחַטָּאתִיmake me clean.טַהֲרֵנִי
Psalms 51:2
Study it in the app“Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin make me clean.”
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
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 51:2, word by word
- Wash meכַּבְּסֵkabse
wash
To wash clothes; or wash from sin.
Where else “kabse” appears- thoroughlyהֶרֶבherev
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “herev” appears- from my iniquityעֲוֺנִavoni
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avoni” appears- and from my sinחַטָּאתִchatati
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatati” appears- make me cleanטַהֲרֵtahare
cleanse
To cleanse from sin.
Where else “tahare” appears
The context
1For 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3For my transgressions I know, and my sin is before me always.