Psalms Chapter 51 verse 6 Holy Bible
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
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Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.
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Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
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Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
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Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
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Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
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Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts (comp. Job 38:36). God requires not merely such purity as might be attained by the use of legal and ritual methods; but true inward purity of thought and heart, which is a very different matter. And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom; rather, do thou make me. An optative, according to Professor Cheyne. The meaning is, "As nothing will content thee but this perfect, inward purity, do thou give me into my heart its fundamental principle-wisdom, or the fear of God."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Truth.--Or, faithfulness.Inward parts.--The Hebrew word is found only once besides (Job 38:36), where it is in parallelism with "heart."The sincerity and true self-discernment which God requires can only come of spiritual insight, or, as the last clause states it, divine instruction.
