Psalm 51:10
New International Version
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

New Living Translation
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.

English Standard Version
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Berean Standard Bible
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

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

New King James Version
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

New American Standard Bible
Create in me a clean heart, God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

NASB 1995
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

NASB 1977
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Amplified Bible
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.

Christian Standard Bible
God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

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

Contemporary English Version
Create pure thoughts in me and make me faithful again.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a faithful spirit within me.

Good News Translation
Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.

International Standard Version
God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.

Majority Standard Bible
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

NET Bible
Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

New Heart English Bible
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

World English Bible
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Create for me a clean heart, O God, "" And renew a right spirit within me.

Young's Literal Translation
A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

Smith's Literal Translation
Create for me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit in my midst,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Create a clean heart in me, O God. And renew an upright spirit within my inmost being.

New American Bible
A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit.

New Revised Standard Version
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Create in me a pure heart, oh, God, and renew your right Spirit within me.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Create me a clean heart, O God; And renew a stedfast spirit within me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
9Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. 10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Ezekiel 11:19
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,

Titus 3:5
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.

Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Ephesians 4:22-24
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; / to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; / and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

Colossians 3:9-10
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, / and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

Isaiah 43:18-19
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. / Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

1 Peter 1:22-23
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. / For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Create

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 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

clean

Psalm 73:1
A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Jeremiah 13:27
I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?

renew

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.

Ephesians 4:22-24
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; …

Colossians 3:10
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

right.

Psalm 78:8,37
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God…

Joshua 14:14
Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.

1 Kings 15:3-5
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father…

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Psalm 51
1. David prays for remission of sins, whereof he makes a deep confession
6. He prays for sanctification
16. God delights not in sacrifice, but in sincerity
18. He prays for the church














Create in me
The phrase "Create in me" is a plea for divine intervention and transformation. The Hebrew word for "create" is "בָּרָא" (bara), which is the same word used in Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." This indicates a request for a profound, divine act of creation, something only God can accomplish. The psalmist acknowledges that the change needed is beyond human capability and requires God's creative power to bring something new into existence within the heart.

a clean heart
The term "clean heart" refers to purity and moral integrity. In Hebrew, "heart" (לֵב, lev) often represents the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. The psalmist desires a heart free from sin and guilt, reflecting a deep yearning for holiness and righteousness. This request underscores the understanding that true purity is not merely external but begins internally, with a heart transformed by God.

O God
Addressing God directly, the psalmist acknowledges the source of all holiness and transformation. The use of "O God" signifies a personal and intimate appeal to the Creator, recognizing His sovereignty and ability to renew and restore. It is a humble acknowledgment of dependence on God's grace and mercy.

and renew
The word "renew" suggests restoration and rejuvenation. In Hebrew, "renew" (חָדַשׁ, chadash) implies making something new again, restoring it to its original state or even better. The psalmist seeks a renewal that only God can provide, a spiritual revival that breathes new life into the soul.

a steadfast spirit
A "steadfast spirit" refers to a firm, unwavering, and faithful disposition. The Hebrew word for "steadfast" (נָכוֹן, nachon) conveys the idea of being established, prepared, and reliable. The psalmist desires a spirit that remains constant in devotion and obedience to God, not swayed by sin or temptation. This request highlights the need for divine strength to maintain faithfulness and integrity.

within me
The phrase "within me" emphasizes the internal nature of the transformation sought. The psalmist is not asking for external changes but for a deep, inner renewal that affects the core of his being. This inward focus reflects the biblical understanding that true change begins in the heart and spirit, influencing all aspects of life. The plea for an internal transformation underscores the personal nature of the relationship with God and the desire for a heart aligned with His will.

(10) Right spirit.--So LXX. and Vulg.; but the constant of the margin is nearer the Hebrew, and better.

Verse 10. - Create in me a clean heart, O God; i.e. do more than purify me - do more than cleanse me (ver. 7); by an act of creative power (בּרא) make in me a new clean heart. Compare the Christian doctrine of the "new birth" and "new life." And renew a right spirit within me. "Heart" and "spirit" are used interchangeably for the inward essence of man; but, as Professor Cheyne observes, "Heart emphasizes the individual side of a man's life; spirit, its Divine, or at least preternatural side." David, in asking both for a new heart and a new spirit, requests the renovation of his entire mental and moral nature, which he recognizes as corrupt and depraved.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Create
בְּרָא־ (bə·rā-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1254: To create, to cut down, select, feed

in me
לִ֣י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

a clean
טָ֭הוֹר (ṭā·hō·wr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2889: Clean, pure

heart,
לֵ֣ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

O God,
אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

and renew
חַדֵּ֥שׁ (ḥad·dêš)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 2318: To be new, to rebuild

a right
נָ֝כ֗וֹן (nā·ḵō·wn)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3559: To be erect

spirit
וְר֥וּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

within me.
בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃ (bə·qir·bî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center


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