Psalms 51:12

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“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.”

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BSBPD

“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 51:12 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 29:2“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
  2. Psalms 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
  3. Psalms 17:5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
  4. Psalms 19:13Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
  5. Psalms 21:1O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
  6. Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
  7. Psalms 35:9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
  8. Psalms 85:6Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
  9. Psalms 119:116Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
  10. Psalms 119:133Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
  11. Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  12. Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
  13. Isaiah 57:17I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
  14. Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
  15. Jeremiah 10:23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
  16. Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
  17. Luke 1:47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
  18. Romans 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  19. Romans 8:15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
  20. Romans 14:4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
  21. 2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
  22. Galatians 4:6And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
  23. 1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
  24. Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—

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