←Psalm 51→BSB

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    Pure (State) 8 Transgression 7 Sin 6 Kindness (Solidarity) 5 Forgive (Wipe Out) 5 Be (Or Show Oneself) Just 5 Slaughtering 5 Burnt Offering 5 To Be Kindly Disposed 4 Rebellion (Offense) 4 Delight 4 To Sin 3 Guilt (Consequence) 3 Sin (Offense) 3 Justice (Right) 3 Salvation (Physical) 3 Salvation 3 Sinful 2 Pure 2 Righteousness (Standard) 2 To Cleanse 2 Way of Life 2 Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Forgive Forgive (Remove Guilt) Forgive (Grant Pardon) Spare (Release) Hand Over Forgiveness (Remove Guilt) Forgiveness (Pardon) Have Mercy To Cover (Forgive) Cover (Figurative) Forgiving Rebel (Act) Be Rebellious Rebel (Against Authority) Rebellion Rebelliousness Guilt (State) Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Purity (Ceremonial) Pure (No Defect) Purification To Purify Purity Pure (Sincere) Pure (Genuine) Purge Out Pure (No Evil) Acquit Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality) Truth (Faithfulness) Truthfulness Wisdom Ability (Skill) Ability (Power) World Universe Miracle Ability (Spiritual) Lordship Spiritually Cleanse Cleansing (NT) Cleansing (OT) Purity (State) Save (Help) Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) The Way Way of the Lord (Metaphorical) Way to Live Way of Life Offering Gift (Tribute) Sin Offering Peace Offering Offering Made by Fire Offering (Contribution) Drink-Offering Guilt-Offering Sacrifice (Offering) Wave-Offering Voluntary Offering Gift (Offering) Dedication (Ceremony) Offer Sacrifice Sacrifice (Act) Sacrifice (Ritual) Whole Burnt Offering Offering (Special) Offering (Voluntary) Sin Offering (Guilt Removal)

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    Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

    (2 Samuel 12:1–12)

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba.

    ⓘ This moving prayer for restoration asks for God’s...

    This moving prayer for restoration asks for God’s favor, mercy, forgiveness, and cleansing. Out of a broken spirit, the psalmist confesses and accepts responsibility for his sin (51:3–6), then petitions God to remove his guilt and renew him inwardly (51:7–12). The psalmist then recommits himself to a lifestyle of wisdom and joy in the service of God and others (51:13–17).
    ⓘ The repentant offender has nothing to offer God....

    The repentant offender has nothing to offer God. He needs God’s favor, mercy, forgiveness, and blessing before he can experience renewal and restoration.
    ⓘ These psalms of David share a common thread...

    These psalms of David share a common thread in their reflection on the experience of evil. In Ps 51, the psalmist confesses the evil he has done and asks God’s forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 lament specific evils that David experienced. A song of praise (Ps 65) brings David’s laments to an end.
    ⓘ See 2 Sam 11:1–27. The text of the...

    See 2 Sam 11:1–27. The text of the psalm contains no explicit reference to this event.
    1Have mercy on me,† O God,according to Your loving devotion;according to Your great compassion,blot out my transgressions.2Wash me clean of my iniquityand cleanse me from my sin.
    ⓘ The psalmist accepts the consequences of his sin...

    The psalmist accepts the consequences of his sin against God. He knows that there is nothing good in him unless God renews his life.
    3For I know my transgressions,and my sin is always before me.4Against You, You only, have I sinnedand done what is evil in Your sight,so that You may be proved right when You speakand blameless when You judge.†5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity;I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
    6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being;You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.8Let me hear joy and gladness;let the bones You have crushed rejoice.9Hide Your face from my sinsand blot out all my iniquities.
    ⓘ God’s Spirit renews and recreates the human spirit.

    God’s Spirit renews and recreates the human spirit.
    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.13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,and sinners will return to You.
    14Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God,the God of my salvation,and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.15O Lord, open my lips,and my mouth will declare Your praise.16For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;a broken and a contrite heart,O God, You will not despise.
    ⓘ rebuild the walls of Jerusalem: These verses were...

    rebuild the walls of Jerusalem: These verses were probably added as a prayer for national restoration after the Exile (see Pss 42–43); the entire community in exile identified with the spirit of the psalm.
    18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;build up the walls of Jerusalem.19Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,in whole burnt offerings;then bulls will be offered on Your altar.