Psalms 51:10 (GNV)

Passage

Create in mee a cleane heart, O God, and renue a right spirit within me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 51:8 Make me to heare ioye and gladnes, that the bones, which thou hast broken, may reioyce.

Psalms 51:9 Hide thy face from my sinnes, and put away all mine iniquities.

Psalms 51:10 Create in mee a cleane heart, O God, and renue a right spirit within me.

Psalms 51:11 Cast mee not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.

Psalms 51:12 Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "create", "cleane", "heart", "renue", "right", and "within". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "create", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Hide thy face from my sinnes and..." into verse 11's "Cast mee not away from thy presence...", so "Spirit" and "create" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "create" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.