Psalms 51:11 meaning and explanation

Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

Psalms 51:11, Berean Standard Bible

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David prays this after Nathan confronted him over Bathsheba and Uriah, so the plea comes from a king who knows his guilt is real and his position before God is fragile. The Hebrew word ruach can mean spirit, wind or breath, and here it names God's own Spirit given to sustain and guide.

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