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Psalm 51 Summary

Psalm 51 is David’s prayer of repentance after his sin, pleading for cleansing and a renewed heart.

Confronted over his sin with Bathsheba, David doesn’t excuse himself: ‘Against you, you only, have I sinned.’ He casts himself on God’s mercy.

He prays, ‘Create in me a clean heart, O God,’ trusting that God will not despise ‘a broken and contrite heart.’

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Psalms 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalms 51:17 “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.”
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