King James Version
Psalms 51:6 in the King James Version says “Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 51 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.”
Psalms 51:6 · KJV
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. conceive: Heb. warm me
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Behold thou desirest”
H2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
“in the inward parts”
H2910(in the plural only) the kidneys (as being covered); hence (figuratively) the inmost thought
“and in the hidden”
H5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
“part thou shalt make me to know”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
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