Psalms 51 · Verse 11

Psalms 51:11

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Psalms 51:11, King James Version

Psalms 51:11 in other translations

BSBCast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
WEBDon’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
ASVCast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
YLTCast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.
DARBYCast me not away from thy presence, and take not the spirit of thy holiness from me.
BBEDo not put me away from before you, or take your holy spirit from me.
WebsterCast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

What does Psalms 51:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 51:7-12

7-12. A series of prayers for forgiveness and purifying. Purge ... hyssop--The use of this plant in the ritual (Ex 12:22; Nu 19:6, 18) suggests the idea of atonement as prominent here; "purge" refers to vicarious satisfaction (Nu 19:17-20).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Cast me not away from thy presence - Banish me not from thy house and ordinances. Take not thy Holy Spirit from me - I know I have sufficiently grieved it to justify its departure for ever, in consequence of which I should be consigned to the blackness of darkness, - either to utter despair, or to a hard heart and seared conscience; and so work iniquity with greediness, till I fell into the pit of perdition. While the Spirit stays, painfully convincing of sin, righteousness, and judgment, there is hope of salvation; when it departs, then the hope of redemption is gone. But while there his any godly sorrow, any feeling of regret for having sinned against God, any desire to seek mercy, then the case is not hopeless; for these things prove that the light of the Spirit is not withdrawn.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 51:7-15

Purge me with hyssop, with the blood of Christ applied to my soul by a lively faith, as the water of purification was sprinkled with a bunch of hyssop. The blood of Christ is called the blood of sprinkling, He 12:24. If this blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin, cleanse us from our sin, then we shall be clean indeed, He 10:2. He asks not to be comforted, till he is first cleansed; if sin, the bitter root of…

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Psalms 51:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-may notH408
תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִיtash.li.Khe.niyou cast meH7993
מִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khafrom to before youH6440
וְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achand [the] spirit ofH7307
קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗kod.she.chaholiness yourH6944
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּקַּ֥חti.Kachyou takeH3947
מִמֶּֽנִּי\׃mi.Me.nifrom meH4480

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 51:11

  • Ephesians 4:30

    And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

  • 2 Kings 13:23

    And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

  • Isaiah 63:10-11

    But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

  • Romans 8:9

    But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

  • Genesis 6:3

    And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

  • John 14:26

    But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

  • Psalms 71:18

    Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

  • Luke 11:13

    If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

  • 1 Samuel 16:14

    But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

  • 1 Samuel 10:10

    And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

  • Psalms 71:9

    Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

  • Judges 16:20

    And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Cast.
43:2; 71:9,18; Ge 4:14; 2Ki 13:23; 17:18-23; 23:27; 2Th 1:9
take.
Ge 6:3; Jud 13:25; 15:14; 16:20; 1Sa 10:10; 16:14; 2Sa 7:15
Isa 63:10,11
holy.
Lu 11:13; Joh 14:26; Ro 1:4; 8:9; Eph 4:30

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Context

  • Psalms 51:10

    Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

  • Psalms 51:11

    Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

  • Psalms 51:12

    Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

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Psalms 51:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No me eches de delante de ti; y no quites de mí tu santo espíritu.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Cache ta face de mes péchés, et efface toutes mes iniquités.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Verwirf mich nicht von deinem Angesicht, und den Geist deiner Heiligkeit nimm nicht von mir!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Confitebor tibi in sæculum, quia fecisti; et exspectabo nomen tuum, quoniam bonum est in conspectu sanctorum tuorum.