Psalms 51:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 51:7 : 7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Rev 1:5 : 5 and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
Isa 1:16 : 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Ezek 36:25 : 25 And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Acts 22:16 : 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.
Heb 10:21-22 : 21 and [having] a great priest over the house of God; 22 let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,
1 John 1:7-9 : 7 but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus {G5547} his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Heb 9:13-14 : 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctify unto the cleanness of the flesh: 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
Rev 7:14 : 14 And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Ps 19:12 : 12 Who can discern [his] errors? Clear thou me from hidden [faults].
Zech 13:1 : 1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 51:1
87%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Ps 51:3-15
13 verses
85%
3For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.
4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.
5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
7Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.
13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Isa 1:16
78%
16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Ps 32:5
77%
5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. {H5542}
Ps 19:12-13
2 verses
77%
12Who can discern [his] errors? Clear thou me from hidden [faults].
13Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous [sins]; Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear from great transgression.
Ps 41:4
76%
4I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; For I have sinned against thee.
Ps 65:3
76%
3Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.
Prov 20:9
76%
9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Job 9:30
75%
30If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean;
Job 13:23
75%
23How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
Jer 2:22
74%
22For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Ps 26:6
74%
6I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;
Ps 73:13
74%
13Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
Job 33:9
74%
9I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
Ps 25:18
74%
18Consider mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.
Jer 33:8
74%
8And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
1 John 1:9
74%
9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Ps 38:18
73%
18For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
Job 10:6
73%
6That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin,
Ps 139:23-24
2 verses
73%
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;
24And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
Job 35:3
73%
3That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
Ps 32:1
73%
1[ A Psalm of David. Maschil.] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
Ps 25:11
73%
11For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
1 Chr 21:8
73%
8And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Ezek 36:25
72%
25And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Ps 26:11
72%
11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Ps 25:7
72%
7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.
Job 10:14
72%
14If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
Job 16:17
72%
17Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
Ps 26:2
72%
2Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.
Ps 119:11
71%
11Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
Ezek 16:9
71%
9Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
Ps 130:3
71%
3If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
Job 31:7
71%
7If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:
2 Sam 22:25
71%
25Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
Isa 43:25
71%
25I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.