# Psalms 51.10 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 8. Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9. Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities. > > **10. Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.** > > 11. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me. 12. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit. (Psalms 51:8-12, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 8. Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice. 9. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities. > > **10. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.** > > 11. Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your holy Spirit from me. 12. Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit. (Psalms 51:8-12, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 8. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. > > **10. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. right: or, constant** > > 11. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. (Psalms 51:8-12, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 8. Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised. 9. Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out. > > **10. A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.** > > 11. Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me. 12. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me. (Psalms 51:8-12, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous) - **Audience:** worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion) - **Location:** Israel, various periods - **Time period:** composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H0430 - elohim](/codex/h0430-elohim/), *elohim* (Strong's H430). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.1](/codex/genesis-1-1/), [Genesis 1.2](/codex/genesis-1-2/), [Genesis 1.14-19](/codex/genesis-1-14-19/). - [H1254 - bara](/codex/h1254-bara/), *bara* (Strong's H1254). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.1](/codex/genesis-1-1/), [Genesis 1.21](/codex/genesis-1-21/), [Genesis 1.27](/codex/genesis-1-27/). - [H3820 - lev](/codex/h3820-lev/), *lev* (Strong's H3820). Also appears in: [Genesis 6.5](/codex/genesis-6-5/), [Genesis 6](/codex/genesis-6/), [Genesis 18.1-15](/codex/genesis-18-1-15/). - [H7307 - ruach](/codex/h7307-ruach/), *ruach* (Strong's H7307). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.2](/codex/genesis-1-2/), [Genesis 3.8](/codex/genesis-3-8/), [Genesis 6](/codex/genesis-6/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Forgiveness](/codex/argument-from-forgiveness/), via [Psalms 51.1-12](/codex/psalms-51-1-12/) **Concepts:** - [Feeling Distant from God](/codex/feeling-distant-from-god/) **Lexicon:** - [H1254 - bara](/codex/h1254-bara/) - [H3820 - lev](/codex/h3820-lev/) - [H3824 - lebab](/codex/h3824-lebab/) - [H7307 - ruach](/codex/h7307-ruach/), via [Psalms 51.10-12](/codex/psalms-51-10-12/) **Passages:** - [1 Samuel 16.7](/codex/1-samuel-16-7/) - [2 Samuel 11](/codex/2-samuel-11/)