Psalms 51:12

David asks God to restore the joy of His salvation and uphold him with a willing spirit. He seeks renewed gladness and a steadfast will to obey.

Cross-references · 23

• Isa 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.
• Ps 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
• Isa 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.
• 2 Cor 3:17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
• 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—
• Luke 1:47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
• Ps 119:116–117Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
• Ps 35:9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
• Jer 31:9–14They 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.”
• Isa 57:17–18I 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.
• Ps 119:133Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
• 1 Pet 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Rom 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!”
• Ps 85:6–8Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
• Jer 10:23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
• Rom 5:2–11through 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.
• Job 29:2–3“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
• Gal 4:6–7And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
• Ps 21:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
• Ps 17:5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
• Rom 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.
• Ps 19:13Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
• Isa 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.

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