Psalms 51:8 · KJV
“Make me to hear joy and gladness; {that} the bones {which} thou hast broken may rejoice.”
— Psalms 51:8
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Psalms 51 — Context
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden {part} thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8Make me to hear joy and gladness; {that} the bones {which} thou hast broken may rejoice.
9Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. {right: or, constant}
Cross References
Hosea 6:1-2
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Matthew 5:4
Blessed {are} they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Job 5:17-18
Behold, happy {is} the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Psalms 6:2-3
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I {am} weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
Psalms 119:81-82
CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: {but} I hope in thy word.
Psalms 126:5-6
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing}
Psalms 35:10
All my bones shall say, LORD, who {is} like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
Psalms 30:11
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;