Psalms 51:6

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

“Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.”

— WEB

“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.”

— KJV

“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 16:7 "But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man …"
Psalms 15:2 "He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;"
Romans 7:22 "For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,"
1 Peter 3:4 "but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very pre…"
Job 38:36 "Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?"
Proverbs 2:6 "For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding."
Luke 11:39 "The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and…"
James 4:8 "Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded."

Commentary

thou shalt make, &c.--may be taken to express God's gracious purpose in view of His strict requisition; a purpose of which David might have availed himself as a check to his native love for sin, and, in not doing so, aggravated his guilt. truth . . . and . . .wisdom--are terms often used for piety (compare Job 28:28; Psa 119:30).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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