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. 4:1Have mercy on me,51:1 Or Be gracious to me O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your See Ps. 106:45abundant mercy
ver. 9;Isa. 43:25;44:22;Acts 3:19;Col. 2:14blot out my transgressions.
2 ver. 7;Isa. 1:16;Jer. 4:14;Mal. 3:3;Acts 22:16Wash 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 15:18,21in your sight,
Cited Rom. 3:4so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, 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.
6 Behold, you delight in truth in Job 38:36the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7 Purge me Ex. 12:22;Lev. 14:4;Num. 19:18;Heb. 9:19with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
[See ver. 2above] wash me, and I shall be Isa. 1:18whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
Ps. 35:10let the bones Ps. 44:19;Isa. 38:13that you have broken rejoice.
9 Jer. 16:17Hide your face from my sins,
and [See ver. 1above]blot out all my iniquities.
10 1 Sam. 10:9;Jer. 24:7;Ezek. 11:19;36:26;Eph. 4:23,24Create in me a Ps. 24:4;Matt. 5:8;Acts 15:9clean heart, O God,
and Lam. 5:21renew a right51:10 Or steadfast spirit within me.
11 Ps. 102:10;2 Kgs. 13:23;17:20;24:20;Jer. 7:15Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not Rom. 8:9;Eph. 4:30your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will [Luke 22:32]return to you.
14 Deliver me from 2 Sam. 11:17;12:9bloodguiltiness, O God,
O Ps. 24:5God of my salvation,
and Ps. 35:28;71:8,15,24my tongue will sing aloud of your [1 John 1:9]righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 See Ps. 40:6For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17 The 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. 147:2build up the walls of Jerusalem;
19 then 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.