Psalms 51:8 (YLT)

Passage

Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised.

Nearby Context

Psalms 51:6 Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.

Psalms 51:7 Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

Psalms 51:8 Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised.

Psalms 51:9 Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out.

Psalms 51:10 A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "causest", "hear", "gladness", "makest", "joyful", and "bones". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "causest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I..." into verse 9's "Hide Thy face from my sin And...", so "thou" and "causest" 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 "thou" and "causest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.