March 24
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PSALM 51 CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you. – Psalm 51:7-13
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RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT IN ME, O LORD by ILMA
O Lord, you are the only one who can cleanse me
I bow down to you and ask your forgiveness on my sins
Turn my darkened heart and make it whiter than snow
Do not look at my iniquity: hide your face, O God
But do not give up on me O Lord or leave me without pardon
Renew a right spirit in me so all my weaknesses can be overcome
Restore in me the joy of your salvation and give me an obedient heart
Wash away all tendencies in me to go against your truth and statutes
Create in me a heart that constantly examines itself against truth
I do not ever want to displease, disobey or in any way offend you
Always be beside me Lord, I never want to lose your presence
Smash all things that distract me from giving you all the glory
Let me choose to walk in righteousness and be led by your Spirit
Give me grace to kill my flesh and never follow my old wicked self.
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REFLECTION
• Why did you think David asked God to create in him a clean heart in this psalm?