Psalms 51
51
Create in Me a Clean Heart
1For the music director: a psalm of David,
2when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba.
3Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your mercy. According to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
4Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
5For I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.
6Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are just when You speak, and blameless when You judge.
7Behold, I was born in iniquity and in sin when my mother conceived me.
8Surely You desire truth in the inner being. Make me know wisdom inwardly.
9Cleanse me with hyssop and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
10Let me hear joy and gladness, so the bones You crushed may rejoice.
11Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
12Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
13Do not cast me from Your presence— take not Your Ruach ha-Kodesh from me.
14Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.
15Then will I teach transgressors Your ways and sinners will return to You.
16Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God— God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing for joy of Your righteousness.
17O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
18For You would not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it, nor be pleased by burnt offerings.
19The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
20In Your favor do good to Zion. Build up the walls of Jerusalem.
21Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
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Psalm 51
51
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when #2 Sam. 12:1Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 # See Ps. 4:1 Have mercy on me,#51:1 Or Be gracious to me O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your #See Ps. 106:45 abundant mercy
# ver. 9; Isa. 43:25; 44:22; Acts 3:19; Col. 2:14 blot out my transgressions.
2 # ver. 7; Isa. 1:16; Jer. 4:14; Mal. 3:3; Acts 22:16 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and #Heb. 9:14; 1 John 1:7, 9; [Lev. 13:6]cleanse me from my sin!
3 #
Ps. 32:5; [Prov. 28:13] For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 #
Gen. 20:6; 39:9; 2 Sam. 12:13; [1 Cor. 8:12] Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil #Luke 15:18, 21 in your sight,
# Cited Rom. 3:4 so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5Behold, #Rom. 5:12, 19; Eph. 2:3; See Job 14:4; 15:14I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, you delight in truth in #Job 38:36the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7Purge me #Ex. 12:22; Lev. 14:4; Num. 19:18; Heb. 9:19 with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
# [See ver. 2 above] wash me, and I shall be #Isa. 1:18whiter than snow.
8Let me hear joy and gladness;
#
Ps. 35:10 let the bones #Ps. 44:19; Isa. 38:13that you have broken rejoice.
9 #
Jer. 16:17 Hide your face from my sins,
and #[See ver. 1 above]blot out all my iniquities.
10 #
1 Sam. 10:9; Jer. 24:7; Ezek. 11:19; 36:26; Eph. 4:23, 24 Create in me a #Ps. 24:4; Matt. 5:8; Acts 15:9 clean heart, O God,
and #Lam. 5:21renew a right#51:10 Or steadfast spirit within me.
11 #
Ps. 102:10; 2 Kgs. 13:23; 17:20; 24:20; Jer. 7:15 Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not #Rom. 8:9; Eph. 4:30your Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will #[Luke 22:32]return to you.
14Deliver me from #2 Sam. 11:17; 12:9 bloodguiltiness, O God,
O #Ps. 24:5 God of my salvation,
and #Ps. 35:28; 71:8, 15, 24 my tongue will sing aloud of your #[1 John 1:9]righteousness.
15O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 # See Ps. 40:6 For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17The sacrifices of God are #See Ps. 34:18a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 # [Ps. 69:35; 122:6] Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
#
Ps. 147:2
build up the walls of Jerusalem;
19then will you delight in #Ps. 4:5; [Mal. 3:3] right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and #Deut. 33:10whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
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