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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 51 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4852667 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 51 Context triple: [Murder of Uriah the Hittite, relatedWork, Psalm 51]
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A.
Psalm 79
Psalm 79 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the devastation of Jerusalem and pleads for God’s deliverance and justice against the nations.
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B.
Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
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C.
Psalm 85
Psalm 85 is a biblical song of communal lament and hope that pleads for God’s restoration and forgiveness while expressing confidence in His steadfast love and faithfulness.
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D.
Psalm 75
Psalm 75 is a biblical song of thanksgiving and warning that celebrates God’s just judgment and sovereign rule over the exaltation and downfall of the proud.
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E.
Psalm 73
Psalm 73 is a biblical psalm that wrestles with the apparent prosperity of the wicked and affirms renewed trust in God's ultimate justice and guidance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 51 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Psalm 79
Psalm 79 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the devastation of Jerusalem and pleads for God’s deliverance and justice against the nations.
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B.
Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
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C.
Psalm 85
Psalm 85 is a biblical song of communal lament and hope that pleads for God’s restoration and forgiveness while expressing confidence in His steadfast love and faithfulness.
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D.
Psalm 75
Psalm 75 is a biblical song of thanksgiving and warning that celebrates God’s just judgment and sovereign rule over the exaltation and downfall of the proud.
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E.
Psalm 73
Psalm 73 is a biblical psalm that wrestles with the apparent prosperity of the wicked and affirms renewed trust in God's ultimate justice and guidance.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
canonical scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| commonlySetToMusicBy | Gregorio Allegri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVerse |
Psalm 51:1
ⓘ
Psalm 51:10 ⓘ Psalm 51:17 ⓘ |
| expresses |
awareness of personal guilt
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ inner renewal ⓘ purification ⓘ repentance ⓘ restoration ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAuthor | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Masoretic Text
NERFINISHED
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Septuagint NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian doctrines of repentance
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requests |
cleansing from sin
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ renewed spirit ⓘ restored joy of salvation ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Ash Wednesday
NERFINISHED
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Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ penitential services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psalm 51 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Miserere (Lully)