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 (2)

Label Occurrences
Psalm 51 canonical 3
Psaume de pénitence 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical psalm
penitential psalm
prayer of repentance
addressedTo God
alsoKnownAs Miserere
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in Christianity
canonical scripture in Judaism
commonlySetToMusicBy Gregorio Allegri
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
linked to: Miserere
hasNumber 51
hasOpeningWords Have mercy upon me, O God
hasTheme confession of sin
divine mercy
inner renewal
purification
repentance
restoration
hasTraditionalAuthor King David
includedIn Masoretic Text
Septuagint
Vulgate
influenced Christian doctrines of repentance
liturgical music
keyVerse Create in me a clean heart, O God
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit
languageOfOriginalText Hebrew
literaryForm individual lament
liturgicalUse Catholic liturgy
Jewish liturgy
Orthodox Christian liturgy
Protestant worship
mentions Holy Spirit
linked to: God the Holy Spirit
occasionTraditionallyLinkedTo David’s sin with Bathsheba
partOf Book of Psalms
linked to: Psalms

Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
requests cleansing from sin
forgiveness
renewed spirit
restored joy of salvation
usedDuring Ash Wednesday
Lent
penitential services

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Miserere (Lully) textSource Psalm 51
subject linked to: Miserere
Miserere basedOn Psalm 51
Le Roi David notableAriaOrSection Psaume de pénitence
linked to: Psalm 51