Psalm 51
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Psalm 51 is a biblical penitential psalm traditionally attributed to King David, expressing profound repentance and a plea for divine mercy after his sin with Bathsheba.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical psalm
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penitential psalm ⓘ prayer of repentance ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Miserere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical scripture in Christianity
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canonical scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| commonlySetToMusicBy | Gregorio Allegri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVerse |
Psalm 51:1
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Psalm 51:10 ⓘ Psalm 51:17 ⓘ |
| expresses |
awareness of personal guilt
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trust in God’s steadfast love ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Miserere mei Deus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 51 ⓘ |
| hasOpeningWords | Have mercy upon me, O God ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
confession of sin
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divine mercy ⓘ inner renewal ⓘ purification ⓘ repentance ⓘ restoration ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAuthor | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Masoretic Text
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Septuagint NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian doctrines of repentance
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liturgical music ⓘ |
| keyVerse |
Create in me a clean heart, O God
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText | Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | individual lament ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Catholic liturgy
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Jewish liturgy ⓘ Orthodox Christian liturgy ⓘ Protestant worship ⓘ |
| mentions | Holy Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occasionTraditionallyLinkedTo | David’s sin with Bathsheba ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Psalms
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Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requests |
cleansing from sin
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forgiveness ⓘ renewed spirit ⓘ restored joy of salvation ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Ash Wednesday
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Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ penitential services ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Miserere (Lully)