Psalms 51:14 meaning and explanation

Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Psalms 51:14, Berean Standard Bible

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David is speaking, and the superscription places the psalm after Nathan confronted him over Bathsheba and Uriah. The Hebrew word here is damim, literally "bloods," a plural form that points to bloodshed and the guilt it brings.

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