Psalms 51:10

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalms 51:10 in Other Translations

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.

10 God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.

10 Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a faithful spirit within me.

10 God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

10 God, create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you.

Psalms 51:10 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God
Which was now defiled with sin, and of which being convinced, he was led more and more to see the impurity of his heart and nature, from which all his evil actions flowed; and being sensible that he could not make his heart clean himself, and that this was the work of God, and a work which required creating power, he entreats it of him: for as the first work of conversion is no other than a creation, or a production of something new, which was not before; so the restoring of a backslider, as it goes by the same name, it requires the same power; and as the implantation of grace at first, and particularly of faith, is a work of almighty power; so the same power must be put forth to bring it into exercise, after falls into sin; that it may afresh deal with the heart purifying blood of Christ, which only can make it clean, and is what is here meant;

and renew a right spirit within me;
by which is designed, not the Holy Spirit of God ^F11; for he is the renewer; nor the spirit or soul of man as to its essence; but with respect to the qualities of it; and here it signifies a renewing of the inward man, or an increase of grace, and causing it to abound in act and exercise; and intends a spirit of uprightness and integrity, in opposition to dissimulation and hypocrisy; a spirit "prepared [and] ready" ^F12 to every good work, ( Matthew 26:41 ) ; "one firm" ^F13 and unmoved from obedience to the Lord, by sin, temptations, and snares; a heart fixed, trusting in the Lord, and comfortably assured of an interest in pardoning grace and mercy.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Vid. Zohar in Gen. fol. 107. 3.
F12 (Nwkn) "paratum seu promptum", Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.
F13 "Firmua", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius.

Psalms 51:10 In-Context

8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 24:4; Psalms 78:37; Matthew 5:8; Acts 15:9
• 2. Ezekiel 18:31; Ezekiel 36:26