God Gives Joy to Clean Hearts
Backgrounder: Sin & confession are
prominent themes in Psalms 50-54.
David provides model of confession
after his sin with Bethsheba (Ps 51);
and goes on to describe the perilous
nature of the tongue (Ps 52) and
the folly of pursuing evil (Ps 53).
Only with God as constant source
of help (Ps 54) can you counter
the pitfalls and temptations of life.
Lord, Create in me a Clean Heart:
Have Mercy upon me O God…
Wash me from my iniquity… For
I acknowledge my transgressions..
Against U have I sinned (Ps 51:1-4)
Create in me a Clean Heart, O God..
Renew a right spirit within me…
Do not cast me away from your
presence, & Restore to me again
the Joy of your salvation (v10-12)
My sacrifice O God is a broken
spirit; a Broken and contrite heart
You God will Not Despise (v17).
Lord, help me to come to You
immediately at the first sign
of temptation so that I can
stop any wrongful thoughts
from turning into sinful actions.
And even when I do fall into sin,
help me Lord to learn from David
to quickly come before You
to Confess and Repent. Amen.
Lord, how blessed I am to have
the chance to live each day with
a pure heart, a regenerated heart,
full of the breath of Your Spirit.
Create in me a Clean Heart and
restore to me the Joy of yr salvation
Grant I’ll never take the cleansing
blood of Jesus for granted.
Holy Spirit, remind me of Your
Presence even when I sin. And
Restore me to deeper intimacy
with You than ever before. Amen.
Lord, when I sin, You do not want
extravagant attempts at penance.
For You simply want me to wrestle
with the gravity of what I’ve done.
Thank You for the implied promise
in Psalm 51:17 that You will forgive
those who are broken by their sin
and who want to turn away from it.
So, Forgive me Lord, restore me
and change me; for I want to be a
person after Your own heart.Amen