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Psalm 51:9 (WEB)
Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

Fathers and councils · 11

John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.9Conference XIII
“What is it that the Lord commands, where He says: “Wash thine heart of iniquity, O Jerusalem, that thou mayest be saved,” and what is it that the prophet asks for from the Lord, when he says “Create in me a clean heart, O God,” and again: “Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow?”” — editor's note: Ps. l. (li.) 12, 9.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 45
“Consider an instance in that penitential Psalm: “Hide Thy face from my sins.”” — editor's note: Ps. li. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 51
““Turn Thou away Thy face from my sins, and all mine iniquities blot out” (ver. 9).” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 75
“Here one praying that He be unobservant: “Turn away Thy face from my sins.”” — editor's note: Ps. li. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John Homily 1
“Wouldest thou that He forgive? do thou acknowledge, that thou mayest be able to say unto God, “Turn Thy face from my sins.”” — editor's note: Ps. li. 9, 3.
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Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John Homily 9
“But whereby dost thou merit that He should turn away His face from thy sins, if thou turn not away thine own face from thy sins?” — editor's note: Ps. li. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 63
“That he may obtain pardon, he exacts punishment from himself; and so with good right says to God, “Turn Thine eyes from my sins, for I acknowledge my sin.”” — editor's note: Ps. li. 9.
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Hilary of Poitiers, Homilies on the Psalms Homily 2
“…the people through faith by the sprinkling of blood, of which this same blessed David thus speaks: Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop and I shall be cleansed; the Law, through faith, providing as a temporary substitute, in the blood of whole burnt-offerings, a type of the sprinkling with the blood of the Lord, which…” — editor's note: Ps. 1. (li.) 9.
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Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit Chapter 14
“And there is, as it were, a cleansing of the soul from the filth that has grown on it from the carnal mind, as it is written, “Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”” — editor's note: Ps. li. 9.
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Ambrose of Milan, On the Mysteries Chapter 7
“After this white robes were given to you as a sign that you were putting off the covering of sins, and putting on the chaste veil of innocence, of which the prophet said: “Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop and I shall be cleansed, Thou shalt wash me and I shall be made whiter than snow.”” — editor's note: Ps. li. [l.] 9.
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Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.1Book I
“Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, and establish me with Thy princely spirit.”” — editor's note: Ps. li. 7–12.
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