Psalm 51:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.

Psalm 13:5

But I have had faith in your mercy; my heart will be glad in your salvation.

Psalm 30:11

By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;

Psalm 35:10

All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.

Psalm 38:3

My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.

Isaiah 35:10

Even those whom he has made free, will come back again; they will come with songs to Zion; on their heads will be eternal joy; delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever.

Jeremiah 5:3

O Lord, do not your eyes see good faith? you have given them punishment, but they were not troubled; you have sent destruction on them, but they did not take your teaching to heart: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they would not come back.

Matthew 5:4

Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,