Psalm 51:11
New International Version
Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

New Living Translation
Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.

English Standard Version
Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

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

King James Bible
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

New King James Version
Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

New American Standard Bible
Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

NASB 1995
Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

NASB 1977
Do not cast me away from Thy presence, And do not take Thy Holy Spirit from me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Amplified Bible
Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Christian Standard Bible
Do not banish me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not banish me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me.

American Standard Version
Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.

Contemporary English Version
Don't chase me away from you or take your Holy Spirit away from me.

English Revised Version
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

Good News Translation
Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me.

International Standard Version
Do not cast me from your presence; do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

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

NET Bible
Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!

New Heart English Bible
Do not throw me from your presence, and do not take your holy Spirit from me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

World English Bible
Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do not cast me forth from Your presence, "" And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Young's Literal Translation
Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou wilt not cast me away from thy face, and thou wilt not take thy holy spirit from me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do not cast me away from your face; and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

New American Bible
Do not drive me from before your face, nor take from me your holy spirit.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not cast me out from before you and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Cast me not away from Thy presence; And take not Thy holy spirit from me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Cast me not away from thy presence; and remove not thy holy Spirit from me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me. 12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 16:14
Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.

2 Samuel 7:15
But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

Isaiah 63:10-11
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. / Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,

Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

1 Kings 8:57
May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us or forsake us.

Judges 16:20
Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.

Genesis 6:3
So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

2 Kings 13:23
But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.

Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

John 14:16-17
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

Romans 8:9
You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

1 Thessalonians 5:19
Do not extinguish the Spirit.

Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”


Treasury of Scripture

Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your holy spirit from me.

Cast

Psalm 43:2
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Psalm 71:9,18
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth…

Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

take

Genesis 6:3
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Judges 13:25
And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judges 15:14
And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

holy

Luke 11:13
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Romans 1:4
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

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Psalm 51
1. David prays for remission of sins, whereof he makes a deep confession
6. He prays for sanctification
16. God delights not in sacrifice, but in sincerity
18. He prays for the church














Do not cast me away
This phrase reflects a deep plea for mercy and continued relationship with God. The Hebrew root for "cast away" is "שָׁלַךְ" (shalach), which conveys the idea of being thrown out or rejected. In the historical context of ancient Israel, being cast away from God's presence was akin to losing one's identity and purpose. David, the psalmist, is acutely aware of the gravity of his sin and the potential for separation from God, which he fears more than any earthly consequence. This plea underscores the importance of divine presence in the life of a believer, emphasizing that without God, life loses its meaning and direction.

from Your presence
The term "presence" in Hebrew is "פָּנֶה" (panim), often translated as "face." In the ancient Near Eastern context, to be in someone's presence, especially a king's, was to be in a place of favor and protection. David's request not to be removed from God's presence highlights his understanding of God as the ultimate King. The presence of God is synonymous with His favor, guidance, and blessing. For David, and for believers today, being in God's presence is the source of spiritual life and vitality.

do not take Your Holy Spirit from me
The "Holy Spirit" in Hebrew is "רוּחַ קָדְשְׁךָ" (Ruach Qodeshka). In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit is seen as the empowering presence of God, given to individuals for specific purposes. David had witnessed the Spirit's departure from Saul (1 Samuel 16:14), which led to Saul's downfall. This historical context adds weight to David's plea, as he understands the Spirit's role in sustaining his kingship and personal relationship with God. Theologically, this request reflects the understanding that the Holy Spirit is essential for living a life that pleases God, providing guidance, strength, and the ability to fulfill God's purposes. David's prayer is a model for believers, emphasizing the necessity of the Spirit's presence in maintaining a vibrant and obedient faith.

(11) Cast me not away.--This phrase is used of the formal rejection of Israel by the God of the covenant (2Kings 13:23; 2Kings 17:20; 2Kings 24:20; Jeremiah 7:15). Its use here not only confirms the explanation of the notes above, but makes in favour of understanding the whole psalm of the community.

Take not thy holy spirit.--Commentators have discussed whether this means the spirit of office given to the king on his anointing (1Samuel 16:13), or of grace, and Calvinists and Lutherans have made the text a battle-ground of controversy. Plainly, as the parallelism shows, the petition is equivalent to a prayer against rejection from the Divine favour, and is not to be pressed into any doctrinal discussion. . . .

Verse 11. - Cast me not away from thy presence. To he "cast away from God's presence" is to be altogether cast out of his covenant, made an alien from him, deprived of his favour and the light of his countenance (see Genesis 4:14; 2 Kings 13:23). The psalmist deprecates so terrible a punishment, although he feels that he has deserved it. And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. God's Holy Spirit had been poured upon David when he was first anointed by Samuel to the kingly office (1 Samuel 16:13). His great sins had undoubtedly "grieved" and vexed the Spirit; and, had they been continued or not repented of, would have caused him to withdraw himself; but they had not "wholly quenched the Spirit" (1 Thessalonians 5:19). David was therefore able to pray, as he does, that the Holy Spirit of God might still be vouchsafed to him, and not be "taken away," as from one wholly unworthy.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Cast me not away
תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִי (taš·lî·ḵê·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away

from
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

Your presence;
מִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָ (mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

take
תִּקַּ֥ח (tiq·qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

Your Holy
קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ (qāḏ·šə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

Spirit from me.
וְר֥וּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit


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