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Psalms 51:8 KJV

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

Psalms 51:8, King James Version

In context

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Read all of Psalms 51

Cross-references

  • Job 5:17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
  • Hosea 6:1 Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
  • Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
  • Psalms 6:2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
  • Psalms 126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.