Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Only God can wash a heart this clean: whiter than snow.
Psalm 51:1-2
Psalm 51:1-2
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
A plea for mercy that leans on God’s lovingkindness, not on your own record.
KJVPsalm 51:1-2 in context
1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. 4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
David’s prayer after his worst failure: create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.