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Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
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The Symbolism of Hyssop
Commentators explain that David's plea to be purged with hyssop is a direct reference to Old Testament purification rites. Hyssop was used to apply sacrificial blood to cleanse lepers or protect from judgment. David is asking for the spiritual reality behind the symbol: a deep, internal cleansing made possible only by the atoning sacrifice, which Christians understand as the blood of Jesus.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean - On the word hyssop, see the notes at (John 19:29); notes at ([Reference He…
19th Century
Anglican
Hyssop. —The mention of this connects this verse with the priestly ordinances concerning leprosy and contact with a dead body ([Re…
Baptist
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be…
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16th Century
Protestant
You shall purge me with hyssop. He still pursues the same theme of supplication; and the repetition of his requests for pardon proves how …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Purge me with hyssop Or "you shall purge me with hyssop" {f}; or "expiate me"; which was used in sprinkling the bloo…
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. The uncertain and hidden things. Here he asks for total renewal.
First, he presents the hope that he has. Second, he makes …