Psalms 51:2 (GNV)

Passage

Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.

Nearby Context

Psalms 51:1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercie vpon me, O God, according to thy louing kindnes: according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquities.

Psalms 51:2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.

Psalms 51:3 For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.

Psalms 51:4 Against thee, against thee onely haue I sinned, and done euill in thy sight, that thou mayest be iust when thou speakest, and pure when thou iudgest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wash", "throughly", "mine", "iniquitie", "clense", and "sinne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wash" and "throughly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "To him that excelleth A Psalme of..." into verse 3's "For I know mine iniquities and my...", so "wash" and "throughly" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wash" and "throughly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.