Psalms 51:10“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
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Psalms 51:10
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
David's prayer after his sin — “Create in me a clean heart, O God” — the template of repentance for three monotheistic traditions.
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What is the context of Psalm 51:10?
David wrote this psalm after the prophet Nathan confronted him over his adultery with Bathsheba and the death of Uriah. Verse 10 asks God not merely to forgive but to recreate a clean heart within him.
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This is the King James Version (1611) — the classic English translation, in the public domain and free to read and quote.
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