Psalms 51:7
Context| NETBible | Sprinkle me 1 with water 2 and I will be pure; 3 wash me 4 and I will be whiter than snow. 5 |
| XREF | Le 14:4-7,49-52; Nu 19:18-20; Isa 1:18; Eph 5:26,27; Heb 9:13,14; Heb 9:19; 1Jo 1:7; Re 1:5; Re 7:13,14 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request. 2 tn Heb “cleanse me with hyssop.” “Hyssop” was a small plant (see 1 Kgs 4:33) used to apply water (or blood) in purification rites (see Exod 12:22; Lev 14:4-6, 49-52; Num 19:6-18. The psalmist uses the language and imagery of such rites to describe spiritual cleansing through forgiveness. 3 tn After the preceding imperfect, the imperfect with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates result. 4 tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request. 5 sn I will be whiter than snow. Whiteness here symbolizes the moral purity resulting from forgiveness (see Isa 1:18). |
