Psalms 51:12

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.”

— WEB

“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.”

— KJV

“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.”

— ASV

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Commentary

free spirit--"thy" ought not to be supplied, for the word "free" is, literally, "willing," and "spirit" is that of David. "Let a willing spirit uphold me," that is, with a soul willingly conformed to God's law, he would be preserved in a right course of conduct.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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