--- title: "Psalm 51: Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God" description: "Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your..." image: "" book: "Psalms" bookId: "PSA" testament: "old" startChapter: 51 startVerse: 1 endChapter: 51 endVerse: 19 coversChapters: [51] aiTitle: "Psalm 51: Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God" aiDescription: "Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your..." hasAiStory: true location: "Jerusalem" persons: ["God"] hashtags: ["forgiveness","mercy","redemption","repentance","righteousness"] genre: "poetry" readingTime: 2 type: "adaptive" slug: "PSA/psalm-51-create-in-me-a-clean-heart-o-god" canonicalId: "PSA.51.1-51.19" chronologicalOrder: 392 relatedSlugs: ["EZK/a-promise-of-restoration-gods-glory-leaves-jerusalem","MAT/the-kingdom-of-heaven-and-its-king","EPH/righteous-living","2CO/ambassadors-for-christ","EZK/a-new-heart-and-a-new-spirit","ROM/love-and-forgiveness","EZK/the-soul-who-sins-will-die","EPH/alive-with-christ","ACT/the-jerusalem-council","JER/jeremiah-buys-hanamels-field","PSA/psalm-78-i-will-open-my-mouth-in-parables","TIT/heirs-of-grace-avoid-divisions-final-remarks-and-greetings","1PE/a-call-to-holiness-the-enduring-word","ACT/peter-speaks-in-solomons-colonnade","PRO/wine-is-a-mocker","PSA/psalm-34-taste-and-see-that-the-lord-is-good","PSA/psalm-24-the-earth-is-the-lords","COL/rules-for-holy-living","1CO/where-o-death-is-your-victory","ROM/from-death-to-life","ISA/heaven-is-my-throne","ISA/jerusalem-to-be-restored","JAS/genuine-faith","1JN/the-first-test-of-fellowship","ISA/judahs-rebellion","HEB/redemption-through-his-blood","1KI/abijam-of-judah","JER/parables-and-warning","COL/alive-with-christ","LUK/the-parable-of-the-lost-sheep-the-parable-of-the-lost-coin","ACT/the-church-at-antioch","HOS/the-unrepentance-of-israel-and-judah","HEB/the-perfect-sacrifice","JOS/caleb-requests-hebron","HEB/sacrifice-obedience-and-prayer","JOB/job-laments-the-finality-of-death","MRK/the-scribes-question-the-greatest-commandment","ROM/walking-by-the-spirit","REV/opening","JER/judgment-is-coming-part-1","AMO/woe-to-rebellious-israel","PRO/the-benefits-of-wisdom","1SA/samuel-anoints-david","2CO/ministers-of-a-new-covenant","JOB/job-does-not-fear-god","JUD/a-call-to-persevere-doxology","LUK/marys-song","GEN/the-noahic-covenant","LUK/the-parable-of-the-prodigal-son","2CH/manasseh"] prevSlug: "PSA/psalm-50-the-mighty-one-calls" nextSlug: "PSA/psalm-52-why-do-you-boast-of-evil" --- ### Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God Have mercy on me, O [God](/persons/god),according to Your loving devotion;according to Your great compassion,blot out my transgressions. Wash me clean of my iniquityand cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions,and my sin is always before me. Against 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. Surely I was brought forth in iniquity;I was sinful when my mother conceived me. Surely You desire truth in the inmost being;You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness;let the bones You have crushed rejoice. Hide Your face from my sinsand blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God,and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence;take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,and sinners will return to You. Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God,the God of my salvation,and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips,and my mouth will declare Your praise. For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;a broken and a contrite heart,O God, You will not despise. In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;build up the walls of Jerusalem. Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,in whole burnt offerings;then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

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