Renew a Right Spirit

Psa 51:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Psa 51:2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Psa 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Psa 51:4 Against 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.
Psa 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psa 51:6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Psa 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psa 51:8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Psa 51:9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Psa 51:11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Psa 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Psa 51:13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Psa 51:14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Psa 51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Psa 51:16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Psa 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Psa 51:18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Psa 51:19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.


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After David had sinned grievously his remorse, his repentance was great. When we sin it should be the same. David had the concept of right and wrong, he knew what he was doing was wrong and he did it any way. He was overcome by the flesh, serving his flesh.


We need the mercy of God. We need to have our sins blotted out by God's mercy. All our sinning is against God. We hurt God when we sin and yet sin is part of our existence from birth itself. God would have us filled with truth, He would have us know His wisdom- to understand the seriousness of our sinning and our need of Him as Creator and Redeemer.


Dictionary Definition for hyssop-
2. An unidentified plant mentioned in the Bible as the source of twigs used for sprinkling in certain Hebraic purificatory rites


Psa 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.


David longed to be purified by God. He knew he was filthy inwardly, spiritually from sinning. He knew only God could clean Him. He wanted God to blot out ALL his sins. He needed God to create a clean heart and a right spirit in Him. His spirit was no longer right. Our spirit is no longer right when we sin, we need the forgiveness of God to make our spirit right with Him again. David cried out for God to cast him not from his presence, to not take the Holy Spirit from him. We need to cry out the same.


Psa 51:16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Psa 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.


With our spirit broken we realize our need to have a right spirit renewed in us. With our hearts broken and contrite we realize the need of God's healing love. Jesus died so we could have this love fully and it's to Him we cling as we seek forgiveness and pleade for a right spirit within us.


By the mercy and grace of our Lord and Savior now and forever.


Amen.