Psalm 51:10-11 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God ; i.e. do more than purify me—do more than cleanse me ( Psalms 51:7 ); 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... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:10

Prayer for a pure heart. "Create in me," etc. Human life belongs to two different worlds, distinct, yet inseparably interwoven—the world of outward nature, and the world of inward experience. Since this psalm was written, amazing changes have passed on outward nature in relation to man's life; but the world of inward experience is substantially unchanged. Even within half a century or less, human labour, discovery, and invention have so modified our relations to the globe we inhabit, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:10-17

True prayer. Prayer is the index of the heart. When true, it is the "heart's sincere desire," and expresses not only the feeling, but the cry of the soul to God. I. THE PRAYER HERE IS THOROUGH - GOING . It is not pardon that is asked—that has been obtained; but renewal. It is not present relief that is craved, but complete restoration, such a change wrought in the heart as is equivalent to a reconstruction, and as will re-establish and fix the right relation to God for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:11

Cast me not away from thy presence. To he "cast away from God's presence" is to be altogether cast out of his covenant, made an alien from him, deprived of his favour and the light of his countenance (see Genesis 4:14 ; 2 Kings 13:23 ). The psalmist deprecates so terrible a punishment, although he feels that he has deserved it . And take not thy Holy Spirit from me . God's Holy Spirit had been poured upon David when he was first anointed by Samuel to the kingly office ( 1 Samuel 16:13... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:11-12

A great evil deprecated, and a great good desired. I. A GREAT EVIL DEPRECATED . The evil is twofold ( Psalms 51:11 ). It is felt that this judgment is deserved. God might justly do this. His presence had been outraged; his Spirit had been not only resisted and grieved, but for a time quenched. But such judgment would be utter ruin and woe, and it is shrunk from with horror. To be "cast away" was ruin, but to have "the Spirit taken away" was to have that ruin made complete and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God - The word rendered “create,” ברא berâ' - is a word which is properly employed to denote an act of “creation;” that is, of causing something to exist where there was nothing before. It is the word which is used in Genesis 1:1 : “In the beginning God “created” the heaven and the earth,” and which is commonly used to express the act of creation. It is used “here” evidently in the sense of causing that to exist which did not exist before; and there is clearly a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 51:11

Cast me not away from thy presence - That is, Do not reject me, or cast me off entirely; do not abandon me; do not leave me in my sin and sorrow. The language is derived from the idea that true happiness is to be found in the “presence” of God, and that to be exiled from him is misery. Compare Psalms 16:11, note; Psalms 31:20, note. See also Psalms 140:13.And take not thy holy Spirit from me - It is not certain that David understood by the phrase “thy Holy Spirit” precisely what is now denoted... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:9-10

Psalms 51:9-10. Hide thy face from my sins Do not look upon them with an eye of indignation and wrath, but forgive and forget them. Create in me a clean heart Seeing I have not only defiled myself by these actual sins, but also have a most unclean heart, corrupt even from my birth, which nothing but thy almighty, new-creating power can purify; I beseech thee to exert that power to produce in me a new and holy frame of heart, free from those impure inclinations and vile affections, the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:11-12

Psalms 51:11-12. Cast me not away from thy presence That is, from thy favour and care. Take not thy Holy Spirit from me Thy sanctifying Spirit, by which alone I can have acquaintance and fellowship with thee. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation The comfortable sense of thy saving grace, promised and vouchsafed to me, both for my present and everlasting salvation. And uphold me A weak and frail creature, not able to stand against temptation and the corruption of my nature, without... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:0 David’s repentanceHaving committed adultery with Bathsheba, David then arranged for her husband Uriah to be killed, so that he could take Bathsheba as a royal wife (2 Samuel 11:1-27). The prophet Nathan found out David’s sin, condemned him to his face, then pronounced God’s judgment upon him (2 Samuel 12:1-15). This psalm displays David’s deep sorrow as he confesses his sin to God.David makes no excuses. He acknowledges his sin and realizes that he can do nothing to receive... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 51:11-12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 51:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 51:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:9-10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 51:11-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

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