Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
Psalms 51:11
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
- KJV
- Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
- WEB
- Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
- ASV
- Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
- LSV
- Do not cast me forth from Your presence, || And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
- YLT
- Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.
- DBY
- Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not the spirit of thy holiness from me.
- DRC50:13
- Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
- GNV
- Cast mee not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.
- JPS51:13
- Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy holy spirit from me.
- LXXE50:13
- Cast me not away from thy presence; and remove not thy Holy Spirit from me.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC51:13
- אַל־תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִי מִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָ וְר֥וּחַ קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ אַל־תִּקַּ֥ח מִמֶּֽנִּי׃KJV:Ps.51.11
- LXX-Br50:13
- Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιόν σου μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.
How traditions read it
Identified with the Holy Spirit in Christian tradition · Holy Spirit
The Hebrew speaks of the spirit (rûaḥ) of God or of the LORD. Christian tradition identifies it with the Holy Spirit, a person of the Trinity; Jewish tradition reads it as God's own power or presence, not a separate person.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
RepentancePrayerHoly SpiritBloodguiltinessBath-ShebaNathan (2)SanctificationCommandment, the NewHeartAdultery
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- 2 Kings 13:23But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast…
- Isaiah 63:10–11But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them…
- Romans 8:9You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
- Genesis 6:3So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
- John 14:26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Luke 11:13So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
- 1 Samuel 10:10When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.
- 1 Samuel 16:14After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
- Psalms 71:9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
- Judges 16:20Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
- 2 Kings 24:20For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
- 2 Samuel 7:15But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.
- Judges 15:14When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 51:13 in some Bibles
- 51:11 in most Bibles