Psalms 51:12 (WEB)

Passage

Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

Nearby Context

Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Psalms 51:11 Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your holy Spirit from me.

Psalms 51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

Psalms 51:13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.

Psalms 51:14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "restore", "salvation", "uphold", and "willing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "restore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Don t throw me from your presence..." into verse 13's "Then I will teach transgressors your ways...", so "Spirit" and "restore" 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 "Spirit" and "restore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.