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Psalm 50 (51) Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899

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Notes on this text (2)

Psalm 50 in DRB = Psalm 51 in RV1909.

DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 Unto the end, a psalm of David,
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2 When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bethsabee.
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3 Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.
51:1 Al Músico principal: Salmo de David, cuando después que entró á Bathsebah, vino á él Nathán el profeta. TEN piedad de mí, oh Dios, conforme á tu misericordia: conforme á la multitud de tus piedades borra mis rebeliones.
4 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
51:2 Lávame más y más de mi maldad, y límpiame de mi pecado.
5 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.
51:3 Porque yo reconozco mis rebeliones; y mi pecado está siempre delante de mí.
6 To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged.
51:4 A ti, á ti solo he pecado, y he hecho lo malo delante de tus ojos: porque seas reconocido justo en tu palabra, y tenido por puro en tu juicio.
7 For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.
51:5 He aquí, en maldad he sido formado, y en pecado me concibió mi madre.
8 For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.
51:6 He aquí, tú amas la verdad en lo íntimo: y en lo secreto me has hecho comprender sabiduría.
9 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
51:7 Purifícame con hisopo, y seré limpio: lávame, y seré emblanquecido más que la nieve.
10 To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
51:8 Hazme oir gozo y alegría; y se recrearán los huesos que has abatido.
11 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
51:9 Esconde tu rostro de mis pecados, y borra todas mis maldades.
12 Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.
51:10 Crea en mí, oh Dios, un corazón limpio; y renueva un espíritu recto dentro de mí.
13 Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
51:11 No me eches de delante de ti; y no quites de mí tu santo espíritu.
14 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.
51:12 Vuélveme el gozo de tu salud; y el espíritu libre me sustente.
15 I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.
51:13 Enseñaré á los prevaricadores tus caminos; y los pecadores se convertirán á ti.
16 Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.
51:14 Líbrame de homicidios, oh Dios, Dios de mi salud: cantará mi lengua tu justicia.
17 O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
51:15 Señor, abre mis labios; y publicará mi boca tu alabanza.
18 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.
51:16 Porque no quieres tú sacrificio, que yo daría; no quieres holocausto.
19 A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
51:17 Los sacrificios de Dios son el espíritu quebrantado: al corazón contrito y humillado no despreciarás tú, oh Dios.
20 Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
51:18 Haz bien con tu benevolencia á Sión: edifica los muros de Jerusalem.
21 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.
51:19 Entonces te agradarán los sacrificios de justicia, el holocausto ú ofrenda del todo quemada: entonces ofrecerán sobre tu altar becerros.
Cross references (21)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in DRB.

  1. 1 Acts 3:19; Isaiah 44:22; Isaiah 43:25; Psalm 51:9; Colossians 2:14
  2. 2 Acts 3:19; Isaiah 44:22; Isaiah 43:25; Psalm 51:9; Colossians 2:14
  3. 3 Acts 3:19; Isaiah 44:22; Isaiah 43:25; Psalm 51:9; Colossians 2:14
  4. 4 1 John 1:7–9; Hebrews 10:21–22; Ezekiel 36:25; Psalm 51:7; Jeremiah 4:14
  5. 5 Proverbs 28:13; Isaiah 59:12; Psalm 38:18; Psalm 32:5; Luke 15:18–21
  6. 6 2 Samuel 12:13–14; Luke 15:21; Genesis 39:9; Genesis 20:6; Romans 3:4
  7. 7 Romans 5:12; Job 14:4; Psalm 58:3; Job 15:14–16; Ephesians 2:3
  8. 8 Psalm 15:2; 1 Samuel 16:7; Romans 7:22; 1 Peter 3:4; Job 38:36
  9. 9 1 John 1:7; Isaiah 1:18; Hebrews 9:13–14; Numbers 19:18–20; Hebrews 9:19
  10. 10 Hosea 6:1–2; Job 5:17–18; Psalm 6:2–3; Matthew 5:4; Psalm 126:5–6
  11. 11 Jeremiah 16:17; Micah 7:18–19; Colossians 2:14; Psalm 51:1; Isaiah 38:17
  12. 12 Ezekiel 11:19; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 4:22–24; Matthew 5:8; Ezekiel 18:31
  13. 13 Ephesians 4:30; 2 Kings 13:23; Isaiah 63:10–11; Romans 8:9; Genesis 6:3
  14. 14 Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 13:5; Isaiah 61:10; Jude 24; Luke 1:47
  15. 15 Luke 22:32; James 5:19–20; Acts 3:19; John 21:15–17; Acts 26:18–20
  16. 16 Psalm 35:28; 2 Samuel 12:9; Hosea 4:2; Psalm 26:9; Acts 20:26
  17. 17 Hebrews 13:15; Psalm 63:3–5; Psalm 9:14; Ezekiel 29:21; Psalm 119:13
  18. 18 Hosea 6:6; Psalm 40:6; Hebrews 10:5–6; 1 Samuel 15:22; Psalm 51:6
  19. 19 Psalm 34:18; Isaiah 66:2; Psalm 147:3; Luke 15:10; Mark 12:33
  20. 20 Psalm 102:16; Philippians 2:13; Ephesians 1:5; Zechariah 2:5; Luke 12:32
  21. 21 Psalm 4:5; Ephesians 5:2; Malachi 3:3; Romans 12:1; Psalm 66:13–15

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

Articles and answers on this site that cite Psalm 51 (Hebrew/English numbering).

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 51.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm L)

    How much availeth the Word of God to us for the correction of our life, both regarding His rewards to be expected, and His punishments to be feared, let each one measure in himself; and let him put his conscience without deceit before His eyes, and not flatter himself in a danger so great: for ye see that even our …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 51:17 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter XVII)

    The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart the Lord will not despise." Because, therefore, God stands in need of nothing, He declares in the preceding Psalm: "I will take no calves out of thine house, nor he-goats out of thy fold.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 51:5 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book I, Chapters VII–IX)

    But if "I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me," where, I pray thee, O my God, where, Lord, or when was I, Thy servant, innocent?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  4. Quotes verse 51:17 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XV)

    … is this last lowliness of mind which that blessed prophet commends, picturing to us the temper that is not merely subdued, but utterly broken, when he saith, "The sacrifice for God is a contrite spirit, a contrite and an humble heart God will not despise." And the Three Children also offer this unto God as a great sacrifice, saying, "Nevertheless, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 51:11 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XVI)

    … the Kingdoms, how by the Holy Ghost they prophesied themselves, and were rulers of the prophets;--and Samuel was called the Seer; and David says distinctly, The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and in the Psalms, And take not thy Holy Spirit from me, and again, Thy good Spirit shall lead me in the land of righteousness.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)