Psalms 51
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9. Hide, &c.--Turn from beholding.
10. Create--a work of almighty power.
in me--literally, "to me," or, "for me"; bestow as a gift, a heart free from taint of sin ( Psalms 24:4 , 73:1 ).
renew--implies that he had possessed it; the essential principle of a new nature had not been lost, but its influence interrupted ( Luke 22:32 ); for Psalms 51:11 shows that he had not lost God's presence and Spirit ( 1 Samuel 16:13 ), though he had lost the "joy of his salvation" ( Psalms 51:12 ), for whose return he prays.
right spirit--literally, "constant," "firm," not yielding to temptation.
12. free spirit--"thy" ought not to be supplied, for the word "free" is, literally, "willing," and "spirit" is that of David. "Let a willing spirit uphold me," that is, with a soul willingly conformed to God's law, he would be preserved in a right course of conduct.
13. Then--Such will be the effect of this gracious work.
ways--of providence and human duty ( Psalms 18:21 Psalms 18:30 , 32:8 , Luke 22:32 ).
14. Deliver--or, "Free me" ( Psalms 39:8 ) from the guilt of murder ( 2 Samuel 12:9 2 Samuel 12:10 , Psalms 5:6 ).
righteousness--as in Psalms 7:17 , 31:1 .
15. open . . . lips--by removing my sense of guilt.
16. Praise is better than sacrifice ( Psalms 50:14 ), and implying faith, penitence, and love, glorifies God. In true penitents the joys of pardon mingle with sorrow for sin.
18. Do good, &c.--Visit not my sin on Thy Church.
build . . . walls--is to show favor; compare Psalms 89:40 , for opposite form and idea.
19. God reconciled, material sacrifices will be acceptable ( Psalms 4:5 ; compare Isaiah 1:11-17 ).