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Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 51:10

Create in me a clean heart; seeing I have not only defiled myself by these actual sins, but also have a most filthy heart, corrupted even from my birth, Psalms 51:5, which nothing but God’s almighty and creating power can purify, do thou effectually work in me a holy frame of heart, whereby both my inward filth may be purged away, and I may be prevented from falling into such actual and scandalous sins. Renew that good temper which before this apostacy I had in some measure, be pleased... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

INTRODUCTIONTHE superscription informs us both as to the author of the psalm, and the occasion of its composition. “To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.” The contents of the psalm accord with the superscription on both points. For the history of the painful circumstances, see 2 Samuel 11:0 and 2 Samuel 12:1-14.That the psalm is addressed “To the Chief Musician” shows that it was not merely a private confession of the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:0 David, in the opening of this Psalm, appeals for mercy. No penitent man ever approached God on the side of His justice. The Pharisee, indeed, appeals to righteousness; but the publican appeals for mercy. I. "Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." Mark the thoroughness of this desire. Not only must sin be blotted out, but the sinner himself must be. washed and cleansed. There must be not merely a change of state, but a change of nature. David's words all... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:10

Psalms 51:10 Three things must happen before anything can be created. The Spirit of God must move upon the face of it, the word of God must speak to it, and the blood of Christ must wash it. I. If you wish to be God's children indeed, the Holy Spirit must work in your heart. As the Spirit moved over the face of the waters, so must the Holy Spirit move in your heart. The Holy Spirit is often compared to water, because water makes clean. II. The Bible is the word of God. When God made the world,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:10-12

Psalms 51:10-12 I. Here is a remarkable outline of a holy character. Of these three gifts "a right spirit," "Thy Holy Spirit," a "free spirit" the central one alone is in the original spoken of as God's, the "Thy" of the last clause of the English Bible being an unnecessary supplement. The central petition stands in the middle, because the gift which it asks is the essential and fundamental one from which there flow and, as it were, diverge on the right hand and on the left the other two. God's... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 51:10

DISCOURSE: 591TRUE RENOVATION OF HEARTPsalms 51:10. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.PARDON and peace are the first blessings which a penitent will seek. But no true penitent will be satisfied with them: he will desire with no less ardour the renovation of his soul in righteousness and true holiness — — — The psalm before us gives a just epitome of the penitent’s mind. David begins with fervent supplications for pardon: “Have mercy upon me, O God, according... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 51:1-19 .David is surely one of the most outstanding characters of the Old Testament. He was greatly hated and greatly loved. He had the capacity to inspire tremendous emotions in people, on both ends of the spectrum. He is always talking about his enemies that are trying to do him in. But yet, there was a great number of people who really followed David with a great devotion. David was called a man after God's own heart. And this appellation was given... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:1-19

The title of this psalm, supported by the whole weight of rabbinical authority, and by the LXX, refers it to the repentance and recovery of David, “when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.” This application of the psalm has been disputed by some modern critics and commentators, chiefly because they think Psalms 51:4; Psalms 51:18-19, are not applicable to David’s complicated sin, and to the existing state of Jerusalem, whose walls were not then cast down. But... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:1-19Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness. The fifty-first psalmA darker guilt you will scarcely find--kingly power abused--worst passions yielded to. Yet this psalm breathes from a spirit touched with the finest sensibilities of spiritual feeling. Two sides of our mysterious twofold being here. Something in us near to hell; something strangely near to God. It is good to observe this, that we rightly estimate: generously of fallen humanity; moderately of highest... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 51:8-10

Psalms 51:8-10Make me to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice.The depression of believersThis is the language of David at a period of trouble. His soul was depressed. He was fully conscious of his sins, but he was not conscious of forgiveness. He pleads with God for pardon, and, sensible of indwelling sin, he pleads for deliverance from its dreadful power. We can readily perceive some reasons why such depressions of mind should sometimes exist.1. There are... read more

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