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"If I had harbored anything hurtful in my heart, Jehovah would not have heard me.
But God did hear; He paid attention to my prayer" - Psalms 66:18, 19

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PSALMS 51 Prayer of a sinner

• Plea for forgiveness [51:1-3]
• Sinned against Jehovah [51:4-6]

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Psalm 51:6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

QUESTION Does the psalmist mention the word "womb" in Psalms 51:6?

Certain translations (notably: NLT, NIVUK, NIV, NIRV) refer to God desiring faithfullnes from the "womb" in Psalsm 51:6. However the Hebrew word for "womb" is rachem [see Strongs #7358] and this word is NOT used in Psalms 51:6. The word the Psalmist actually uses here is "tuwach" (from tachah #2909) which according to Strongs concordance refers to one's "kidneys" and is often used figuratively to refer to a person's {quote} " the inmost thought:--inward parts"
www.htmlbible.com/sacrednamebiblecom/kjvstrongs/STRHEB29.htm#S2910

Regarding the "kidneys", The International Standards Bible Encyclopedia (link below) made the following comment:

The position of the kidneys in the body makes them particularly inaccessible, and in cutting up an animal they are the last organs to be reached. Consequently, they were a natural symbol for the most hidden part of a man (Psalm 139:13), and in Job 16:13 to "cleave the reins asunder" is to effect the total destruction of the individual (compare Job 19:27 Lamentations 3:13). This hidden location, coupled with the sacred sacrificial use, caused the kidneys to be thought of as the seat of the innermost moral (and emotional) impulses.
biblehub.com/topical/k/kidneys.htm

Thus the NET bible renders the verse more accurately as follows

PSALMS 51:6
"Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom."

By far the majority of translators respect this Hebrew meaning, in showing the psalm refering to the person's (the psalmist's) inner person/secret thoughts and not to his mother's womb.

OTHER TRANSLATIONS
www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Psalm%2051%3A6

KJ21 Behold, Thou desirest truth in my inward parts; in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

AMP Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.

AMPC Behold, You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.

CEB And yes, you want truth in the most hidden places; you teach me wisdom in the most secret space.

ESV Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

GNV Behold, thou lovest truth in the inward affections: therefore hast thou taught me wisdom in the secret of mine heart.

GW Yet, you desire truth and sincerity. Deep down inside me you teach me wisdom.

HCSB Surely You desire integrity in the inner self, and You teach me wisdom deep within.

ISV Indeed, you are pleased with truth in the inner person, and you will teach me wisdom in my innermost parts.

JUB Behold, thou dost desire truth in the inward parts, and in the secret things thou hast made me to know wisdom.

NLV See, You want truth deep within the heart. And You will make me know wisdom in the hidden part.

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"Do not cast me out from your presence;
And do not take your holy spirit away from me." - Psalms 51:11

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PSALMS 51 Prayer of a sinner

• Born a sinner [51:7-8]
• Please purify me [51:9-8]
• Create in my a pure heart [51:10-11]
• Appeal for restoration [51:12

SOJJ: #104: God’s Gift of Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13 - See also Psalm 51:11 ; John 14:26 ; Acts 9:31)
www.jw.org/en/library/music-songs/sing-out-joyfully/104-gods-gift-of-holy-spirit/?media=sjjc

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:“Stir within me a willingness to obey you.” - Psalms 51:12

"Our upbringing or our past conduct may have developed in us a liking for practices that Jehovah condemns. Even then, he can help us to bring about necessary changes so that we can continue to serve him acceptably. King David recognized this. After he had committed adultery with Bath-sheba, David implored Jehovah: “Create in me a pure heart, . . . and put within me a new spirit, a steadfast one.” (Ps. 51:10, 12 ) Sinful conduct may strongly appeal to our fallen flesh, but Jehovah can stir within us a willing spirit, the desire to obey him. Even if wrong desires are deeply rooted and tend to crowd out our chaste thoughts, Jehovah can guide our steps so that we can obey his commandments and succeed in living by them. He can prevent anything harmful from dominating us.—Ps. 119:133." - w15 6/15 p. 14 par 6

SOJJ: #89: Listen, Obey, and Be Blessed (Luke 11:28 - See also Deut. 28:2; Ps. 1:3; Prov. 10:22; Matt. 7:24-27; Luke 6:47-49)
www.jw.org/en/library/music-songs/sing-out-joyfully/89-listen-obey-be-blessed/?media=sjjc

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"In your goodwill do what is good for Zion; Build up the walls of Jerusalem." - Psalms 51:18

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PSALMS 51 Prayer of a sinner

• Sinners repent [51:13-15]
• broken hearted [51:16-17]
• Sacrifices in Zion [51:18-19]

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"That is why God will pull you down once and for all; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living" - Psalms 52:5

PSALMS 52 Praise & Rejoice

• Rejoice in the great king Jehovah [52:1]
• His people gain an inheritance[52:2-3]
• Sing praises to God [52:5-7]
• Jehovah has become king [52:8, 9]

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