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Psalms 51:1

Psalms 51:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Have mercy upon me, O God,.... David, under a sense of sin, does not run away from God, but applies unto him, and casts himself at his feet, and upon his mercy; which shows the view he had of his…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Have mercy opon me, O God - This is the utterance of a full heart; a heart crushed and broken by the consciousness of sin. The psalmist had been made to see his great guilt; and his first act is to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 51:1-6

The title has reference to a very sad story, that of David's fall. But, though he fell, he was not utterly cast down, for God graciously upheld him and raised him up. 1. The sin which, in this psalm,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 51:1-4

Prayer for forgiveness and cleansing: its ground, God's grace; its condition, man's repentance.