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Selected Verse: Psalms 51:10 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 51:10 |
Strong Concordance |
Create [01254] in me a clean [02889] heart [03820], O God [0430]; and renew [02318] a right [03559] spirit [07307] within [07130] me. |
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King James |
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Create--a work of almighty power.
in me--literally, "to me," or, "for me"; bestow as a gift, a heart free from taint of sin (Psa 24:4; Psa 73:1).
renew--implies that he had possessed it; the essential principle of a new nature had not been lost, but its influence interrupted (Luk 22:32); for Psa 51:11 shows that he had not lost God's presence and Spirit (Sa1 16:13), though he had lost the "joy of his salvation" (Psa 51:12), for whose return he prays.
right spirit--literally, "constant," "firm," not yielding to temptation. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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 Gen 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 recognition of the divine "power," or a feeling on the part of David that this could be done by God alone. The idea is, however, not that a new "substance" might be brought into being to which the name "a clean heart" might be given, but that he might "have" a clean heart; that his heart might be made pure; that his affections and feelings might be made right; that he might have what he was conscious that he did "not" now possess - a clean or a pure heart. This, he felt, could be produced only by the power of God; and the passage, therefore, proves that it is a doctrine of the Old Testament, as it is of the New, that the human heart is changed only by a divine agency.
And renew a right spirit within me - Margin, "a constant spirit." The Hebrew word - נכון nākûn - means properly, that which is "erect," or that which is made to stand up, or which is firm or established. It is used to denote
(a) that which is upright, right, proper: Exo 8:26; Job 42:8; Psa 5:9;
(b) that which is right, true, sincere, Psa 78:37;
(c) that which is firm, constant, fixed.
This would seem to be the meaning here. He prays for a heart that would be firm in the purposes of virtue; that would not yield to temptation; that would carry out holy resolutions; that would be stedfast in the service of God. The word "renew" here means to be or to make new; to produce something new. It is also used in the sense of making anew, as applied to buildings or cities in the sense of "rebuilding" or "repairing" them: Isa 61:4; Ch2 15:8; Ch2 24:4. The word here would naturally convey the idea that there had been formerly a right and proper spirit in him, which he prayed might now be restored. The language is that of one who had done right formerly, but who had fallen into sin, and who desired that he might be brought back into his former condition. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| In the second part, the prayer for justification is followed by the prayer for renewing. A clean heart that is not beclouded by sin and a consciousness of sin (for לב includes the conscience, Psychology, S. 134; tr. p. 160); a stedfast spirit (נכון, cf. Psa 78:37; Psa 112:7) is a spirit certain respecting his state of favour and well-grounded in it. David's prayer has reference to the very same thing that is promised by the prophets as a future work of salvation wrought by God the Redeemer on His people (Jer 24:7; Eze 11:19; Eze 36:26); it has reference to those spiritual facts of experience which, it is true, could be experienced even under the Old Testament relatively and anticipatively, but to the actual realization of which the New Testament history, fulfilling ancient prophecy has first of all produced effectual and comprehensive grounds and motives, viz., μετάνοια (לב = νοῦς), καινὴ κτίσις, παλιγγενεσία καὶ ἀνακαὶνωσις πνεῦματος (Tit 3:5). David, without distinguishing between them, thinks of himself as king, as Israelite, and as man. Consequently we are not at liberty to say that רוּח הקּדשׁ (as in Isa 63:16), πνεῦμα ἁγιωσύνης = ἅγιον, is here the Spirit of grace in distinction from the Spirit of office. If Jahve should reject David as He rejected Saul, this would be the extreme manifestation of anger (Kg2 24:20) towards him as king and as a man at the same time. The Holy Spirit is none other than that which came upon him by means of the anointing, Sa1 16:13. This Spirit, by sin, he has grieved and forfeited. Hence he prays God to show favour rather than execute His right, and not to take this His Holy Spirit from him. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Create - Work in me an holy frame of heart, whereby my inward filth may be purged away. Right - Heb. firm or constant, that my resolution may be fixed and unmoveable. Spirit - Temper or disposition of soul. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Create in me a clean heart - Mending will not avail; my heart is altogether corrupted; it must be new made, made as it was in the beginning. This is exactly the sentiment of St. Paul: Neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation; and the salvation given under the Gospel dispensation is called a being created anew in Christ Jesus.
A right spirit within me - רוח נכון ruach nachon, a constant, steady, determined spirit; called Psa 51:12, רוח נדיבה ruach nedibah, a noble spirit. a free, generous, princely spirit; cheerfully giving up itself to thee; no longer bound and degraded by the sinfulness of sin. |
12 Restore [07725] unto me the joy [08342] of thy salvation [03468]; and uphold [05564] me with thy free [05081] spirit [07307].
13 Then Samuel [08050] took [03947] the horn [07161] of oil [08081], and anointed [04886] him in the midst [07130] of his brethren [0251]: and the Spirit [07307] of the LORD [03068] came [06743] upon David [01732] from that day [03117] forward [04605]. So Samuel [08050] rose up [06965], and went [03212] to Ramah [07414].
11 Cast me not away [07993] from thy presence [06440]; and take [03947] not thy holy [06944] spirit [07307] from me.
32 But [1161] I [1473] have prayed [1189] for [4012] thee [4675], that [3363] thy [4675] faith [4102] fail [1587] not [3363]: and [2532] when [4218] thou [4771] art converted [1994], strengthen [4741] thy [4675] brethren [80].
1 A Psalm [04210] of Asaph [0623]. Truly God [0430] is good [02896] to Israel [03478], even to such as are of a clean [01249] heart [03824].
4 He that hath clean [05355] hands [03709], and a pure [01249] heart [03824]; who hath not lifted up [05375] his soul [05315] unto vanity [07723], nor sworn [07650] deceitfully [04820].
4 And it came to pass after [0310] this, that Joash [03101] was minded [03820] to repair [02318] the house [01004] of the LORD [03068].
8 And when Asa [0609] heard [08085] these words [01697], and the prophecy [05016] of Oded [05752] the prophet [05030], he took courage [02388], and put away [05674] the abominable idols [08251] out of all the land [0776] of Judah [03063] and Benjamin [01144], and out of the cities [05892] which he had taken [03920] from mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and renewed [02318] the altar [04196] of the LORD [03068], that was before [06440] the porch [0197] of the LORD [03068].
4 And they shall build [01129] the old [05769] wastes [02723], they shall raise up [06965] the former [07223] desolations [08074], and they shall repair [02318] the waste [02721] cities [05892], the desolations [08074] of many [01755] generations [01755].
37 For their heart [03820] was not right [03559] with him, neither were they stedfast [0539] in his covenant [01285].
9 For there is no faithfulness [03559] in their mouth [06310]; their inward [07130] part is very wickedness [01942]; their throat [01627] is an open [06605] sepulchre [06913]; they flatter [02505] with their tongue [03956].
8 Therefore take [03947] unto you now seven [07651] bullocks [06499] and seven [07651] rams [0352], and go [03212] to my servant [05650] Job [0347], and offer up [05927] for yourselves a burnt offering [05930]; and my servant [05650] Job [0347] shall pray [06419] for you: for him [06440] will I accept [05375]: lest I deal [06213] with you after your folly [05039], in that ye have not spoken [01696] of me the thing which is right [03559], like my servant [05650] Job [0347].
26 And Moses [04872] said [0559], It is not meet [03559] so to do [06213]; for [02005] we shall sacrifice [02076] the abomination [08441] of the Egyptians [04714] to the LORD [03068] our God [0430]: lo, shall we sacrifice [02076] the abomination [08441] of the Egyptians [04714] before their eyes [05869], and will they not stone [05619] us?
1 In the beginning [07225] God [0430] created [01254] [0853] the heaven [08064] and [0853] the earth [0776].
13 Then Samuel [08050] took [03947] the horn [07161] of oil [08081], and anointed [04886] him in the midst [07130] of his brethren [0251]: and the Spirit [07307] of the LORD [03068] came [06743] upon David [01732] from that day [03117] forward [04605]. So Samuel [08050] rose up [06965], and went [03212] to Ramah [07414].
20 For through the anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] it came to pass in Jerusalem [03389] and Judah [03063], until he had cast them out [07993] from his presence [06440], that Zedekiah [06667] rebelled [04775] against the king [04428] of Babylon [0894].
16 Doubtless [03588] thou art our father [01], though Abraham [085] be ignorant [03808] [03045] of us, and Israel [03478] acknowledge [05234] us not: thou, O LORD [03068], art our father [01], our redeemer [01350]; thy name [08034] is from everlasting [05769].
5 Not [3756] by [1537] works [2041] of [1722] righteousness [1343] which [3739] we [2249] have done [4160], but [235] according to [2596] his [846] mercy [1656] he saved [4982] us [2248], by [1223] the washing [3067] of regeneration [3824], and [2532] renewing [342] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151];
26 A new [02319] heart [03820] also will I give [05414] you, and a new [02319] spirit [07307] will I put [05414] within [07130] you: and I will take away [05493] the stony [068] heart [03820] out of your flesh [01320], and I will give [05414] you an heart [03820] of flesh [01320].
19 And I will give [05414] them one [0259] heart [03820], and I will put [05414] a new [02319] spirit [07307] within [07130] you; and I will take [05493] the stony [068] heart [03820] out of their flesh [01320], and will give [05414] them an heart [03820] of flesh [01320]:
7 And I will give [05414] them an heart [03820] to know [03045] me, that I am the LORD [03068]: and they shall be my people [05971], and I will be their God [0430]: for they shall return [07725] unto me with their whole heart [03820].
7 He shall not be afraid [03372] of evil [07451] tidings [08052]: his heart [03820] is fixed [03559], trusting [0982] in the LORD [03068].
37 For their heart [03820] was not right [03559] with him, neither were they stedfast [0539] in his covenant [01285].
12 Restore [07725] unto me the joy [08342] of thy salvation [03468]; and uphold [05564] me with thy free [05081] spirit [07307].