Psalms 51:10
A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
In Context
9Hide thy face from my sins,—And, all mine iniquities, blot out;
11Do not cast me away from thy presence, And, thy Holy Spirit, do not take from me:
Cross References
Joshua 14:14For this cause, hath Hebron belonged unto Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezzite, for an inheritance, unto this day,—because he wholly followed Yahweh, God of Israel.
Psalms 24:4The clean of hands, and pure of heart,—who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully,
Psalms 73:1Nothing but good, is God, Unto Israel, Unto the pure in heart.
Psalms 78:37But, their heart, was not fixed with him, Nor were they trusty in his covenant:
Jeremiah 13:27Thine adulteries and thy neighings, thine unchaste wickedness, Upon the hills in the field, I have seen thine abominations! Woe to thee, O Jerusalem, Wilt thou not become pure? After how long yet?
Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them another heart, And a new spirit, will I put within you,—And will take away the heart of stone out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:8-14
Penitential Petitions. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13 Then will I teach… Read the whole commentary →