Psalm 51:8

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Literal

Make me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

Latin

Auditui meo dabis gaudium et lætitiam, et exsultabunt ossa humiliata.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Psalms 51:8

Regaining joy is a gracious gift from God.
You have crushed: The psalmist feels completely broken (Psalm 6:2; compare 34:20).

Psalms 51:1–19

This heartfelt prayer for restoration seeks God's favor, mercy, forgiveness, and cleansing. With a broken spirit, the psalmist admits his sin and takes responsibility (Psalm 51:3–6). He then asks God to remove his guilt and renew him internally (Psalm 51:7–12). The psalmist commits again to living wisely and joyfully while serving God and others (Psalm 51:13–17).

Psalms 51:1–65:13

These psalms of David share a common theme. They reflect on the experience of evil. In Psalm 51, the psalmist admits his wrongdoing and asks for God's forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 express sorrow over specific evils David faced. A song of praise (Psalm 65) brings David's laments to an end.

Theme notes and profiles

Bathsheba David Clean, Unclean, and Holy Pure Worship

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Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Psalm 6:2–3
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
Psalm 119:81–82
My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
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Psalm 30:11
You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
Psalm 38:3
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.
Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
Psalm 35:10
All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
Acts 2:37–41
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
Isaiah 57:15–18
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

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