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Psalm 51:6-8
Contemporary English Version

6 But you want complete honesty,
    so teach me true wisdom.
7 Wash me with hyssop[a]
until I am clean
    and whiter than snow.
8 Let me be happy and joyful!
You crushed my bones,
    now let them celebrate.

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  1. 51.7 hyssop: A small bush with bunches of small, white flowers. It was sometimes used as a symbol for making a person clean from sin.
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Psalm 51:6-8
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6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom(A) in that secret place.(B)

7 Cleanse(C) me with hyssop,(D) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.(E)
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;(F)
    let the bones(G) you have crushed rejoice.

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