Psalm 51:12
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
שִׂמְחָה
simchâh
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
יְשׁוּעָה
yᵉshûwʻâh
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
סָמַךְ
çâmak
to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
חׇפְשִׁי
chophshîy
exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
Key Terms in This Verse
סָמַךְ çâmak
to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
Study H5564 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →יְשׁוּעָה yᵉshûwʻâh
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
Study H3444 →רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →Cross References
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh...
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
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