Psalms 51 · Verse 10

Psalms 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalms 51:10, King James Version

Psalms 51:10 in other translations

BSBCreate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
WEBCreate in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
ASVCreate in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.
YLTA clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.
DARBYCreate in me a clean heart, OGod, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
BBEMake a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.
WebsterCreate in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

What does Psalms 51:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 51:7-12

7-12. A series of prayers for forgiveness and purifying. Purge ... hyssop--The use of this plant in the ritual (Ex 12:22; Nu 19:6, 18) suggests the idea of atonement as prominent here; "purge" refers to vicarious satisfaction (Nu 19:17-20).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Create in me a clean heart - Mending will not avail; my heart is altogether corrupted; it must be new made, made as it was in the beginning. This is exactly the sentiment of St. Paul: Neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation; and the salvation given under the Gospel dispensation is called a being created anew in Christ Jesus. A right spirit within me - רוח נכון ruach nachon, a constant, steady, determined spirit; called Psa 51:12, רוח נדיבה ruach nedibah, a noble spirit. a free, generous, princely spirit; cheerfully giving up itself to thee; no longer bound and degraded by the sinfulness of sin.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 51:7-15

Purge me with hyssop, with the blood of Christ applied to my soul by a lively faith, as the water of purification was sprinkled with a bunch of hyssop. The blood of Christ is called the blood of sprinkling, He 12:24. If this blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin, cleanse us from our sin, then we shall be clean indeed, He 10:2. He asks not to be comforted, till he is first cleansed; if sin, the bitter root of…

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Psalms 51:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֵ֣בleva heartH3820
טָ֭הוֹרTa.horpureH2889
בְּרָא\־be.ra'-createH1254
לִ֣יlifor <the> me
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimO GodH430
וְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achand a spiritH7307
נָ֝כ֗וֹןna.KhonsteadfastH3559
חַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshrenewH2318
בְּקִרְבִּֽי\׃be.kir.Biin inner being myH7130

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 51:10

  • Ezekiel 11:19

    And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

  • 2 Corinthians 5:17

    Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

  • Ephesians 4:22-24

    That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

  • Matthew 5:8

    Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

  • Ezekiel 18:31

    Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

  • Romans 12:2

    And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

  • Ezekiel 36:25-27

    Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

  • Acts 15:9

    And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

  • Titus 3:5

    Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

  • Jeremiah 32:39

    And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

  • 1 Peter 1:22

    Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  • Proverbs 20:9

    Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Create.
2Co 5:17; Eph 2:10
clean.
73:1; Pr 20:9; Jer 13:27; 32:39; Eze 11:19; 18:31; 36:25-27,37
Mt 5:8; Ac 15:9; 1Pe 1:22
renew.
Ro 12:2; Eph 4:22-24; Col 3:10; Tit 3:5
right. or, constant.
78:8,37; Jos 14:14; 1Ki 15:3-5; Ac 11:23; 1Co 15:58; Jas 1:8

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Context

  • Psalms 51:9

    Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

  • Psalms 51:10

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

  • Psalms 51:11

    Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

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Psalms 51:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Crea en mí, oh Dios, un corazón limpio; y renueva un espíritu recto dentro de mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Fais-moi entendre l’allégresse et la joie, afin que les os que tu as brisés se réjouissent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Schaffe mir, Gott, ein reines Herz, und erneuere in meinem Innern einen festen Geist!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego autem, sicut oliva fructifera in domo Dei; speravi in misericordia Dei, in æternum et in sæculum sæculi.