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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Make me to hear joy and gladnessthat is, the voice of forgiveness, causing joy and rejoicing. What he wished to hear was the kind …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The bones which you have broken ... — Through his whole being the psalmist has felt the crushing weight of sin; to its

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Make me to hear joy and gladness
Which he had not heard for some time; sin had sadly broke in upon and interrupted h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Purge me with hyssop, with the blood of Christ applied to my soul by a living faith, as the water of purification was sprinkled with a bunch of hys…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. In the preceding psalms of this group of ten, the psalmist seemed to discu matters that pertain to the state of the kingdom, whose glory …

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