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What Does psalm 51:1 Mean?

psalm 51:1 in the King James Version says “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have ...” — study this verse from psalm chapter 51 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.

“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.”

psalm 51:1 · KJV

Context

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To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

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Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

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Theological Significance

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