Psalms 51:8

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Surely you desire truth in the inner being; you teach me wisdom in the hidden place.

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  • Job 5:17-18 : 17 Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. 18 For He wounds, but He also binds up; He injures, but His hands also heal.
  • Ps 6:2-3 : 2 LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor discipline me in Your wrath. 3 Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am weak; heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking with fear.
  • Ps 13:5 : 5 Lest my enemy say, 'I have overcome him,' and my foes rejoice when I fall.
  • Ps 30:11 : 11 Hear me, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my helper.
  • Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones will say, 'Lord, who is like You? You rescue the afflicted from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from their oppressors.'
  • Ps 38:3 : 3 For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down upon me.
  • Ps 119:81-82 : 81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I hope in Your word. 82 My eyes fail, longing for Your promise, saying, 'When will You comfort me?
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. 6 The one who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will surely return with joyful shouting, carrying their sheaves.
  • Isa 35:10 : 10 The redeemed of the Lord will return and come to Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will crown their heads; they will obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
  • Isa 57:15-18 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.' 16 I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, for then the spirit would faint before me—the breath of life that I created. 17 Because of their sinful greed, I was angry; I struck them and turned away in anger, yet they continued in their willful ways. 18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to them and to those who mourn for them.
  • Hos 6:1-2 : 1 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has struck us down, but He will bind us up. 2 After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, so that we may live before Him.
  • Matt 5:4 : 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
  • Acts 2:37-41 : 37 When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?' 38 Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.' 40 With many other words he warned them, and he kept urging them, 'Be saved from this corrupt generation.' 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
  • Acts 16:29-34 : 29 The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' 31 They replied, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.' 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house. 33 At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. Then he and all his household were baptized immediately. 34 The jailer brought them into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced greatly because he and his whole household had come to believe in God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 51:6-7
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    6 Against you, you alone, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified when you speak and blameless when you judge.

    7 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.

  • Ps 51:9-10
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    9 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

    10 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

  • 12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

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    2 LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor discipline me in Your wrath.

  • 4 He has worn away my flesh and my skin; He has broken my bones.

  • 22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

  • Ps 30:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

    11 Hear me, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my helper.

  • Ps 51:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 For the choir director: A psalm of David.

    2 When Nathan the prophet came to him after David had gone to Bathsheba.

  • 5 My heart is afflicted and withered like grass, for I forget to eat my food.

  • 8 For my loins are filled with burning, and there is no health in my body.

  • Lam 1:21-22
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    72%

    21 People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it. Bring the day you have announced, so they may become like me.

    22 Let all their wickedness come before you; deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my sins. My groans are many, and my heart is faint.

  • Ps 51:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

    18 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

  • 18 My grief is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.

  • 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.

  • 2 I will exalt You, O LORD, for You drew me up and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.

  • 11 Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing for joy, all you who are upright in heart.

  • 7 I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.

  • 22 then let my shoulder fall from its socket, and let my arm be broken off at the joint.

  • 20 Many are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him from them all.

  • 14 Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

  • 16 He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in ashes.

  • 30 Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news revitalizes the bones.

  • Ps 51:14-15
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    70%

    14 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

    15 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

  • 9 Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and be joyful in His salvation.

  • 1 To the chief musician, a psalm of David.

  • 21 When my heart was embittered and my spirit was pierced within me,

  • 26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover, my body also will rest in hope,

  • 8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

  • 3 For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down upon me.

  • 15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen trouble.

  • 3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

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    7 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.

  • 13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but a heart full of sorrow crushes the spirit.

  • 9 Therefore, my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my body also will rest secure.

  • 4 With the ten-stringed instrument, with the harp, and with the meditative sound of the lyre.

  • 21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.

  • 17 Indeed, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness; but You, in Your love, delivered my soul from the pit of destruction. You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

  • 13 From on high he sent fire; it burns in my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.

  • 3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

  • 21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.

  • 8 This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

  • 4 The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his illness.

  • 6 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all generations?