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The Agony of Conviction
Commentators universally agree that the phrase "the bones which you have broken" is a powerful metaphor for the intense, crushing spiritual and emotional pain David felt under the weight of his sin and God's conviction. This wasn't a light sadness but a profound, body-wracking agony, illustrating the severe consequences of sin for a believer.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 51:8
18th Century
Theologian
Make me to hear joy and gladness—that is, the voice of forgiveness, causing joy and rejoicing. What he wished to hear was the kind …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 51:8
19th Century
Bishop
The bones which you have broken ... — Through his whole being the psalmist has felt the crushing weight of sin; to its
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 51:8
19th Century
Preacher
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
When God's Spirit deals with sinners, he does n…
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John Gill
On Psalms 51:8
17th Century
Pastor
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
On Psalms 51:7–15
17th Century
Minister
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…