Psalm 51:10-17
Easy-to-Read Version
10 God, create a pure heart in me,
and make my spirit strong again.
11 Don’t push me away
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Your help made me so happy.
Give me that joy again.
Make my spirit strong and ready to obey you.
13 I will teach the guilty how you want them to live,
and the sinners will come back to you.
14 God, spare me from the punishment of death.[a]
My God, you are the one who saves me!
Let me sing about all the good things you do for me!
15 My Lord, I will open my mouth and sing your praises!
16 You don’t really want sacrifices,
or I would give them to you.
17 The sacrifice that God wants is a humble spirit.
God, you will not turn away someone who comes with a humble heart and is willing to obey you.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:14 spare … death Or “don’t consider me guilty of murder.”
- Psalm 51:17 someone … obey you Literally, “a broken and crushed heart.”
Ezekiel 36:26-27
Easy-to-Read Version
26 I will also put a new spirit in you to change your way of thinking. I will take out the heart of stone from your body and give you a tender, human heart. 27 I will put my Spirit inside you[a] and change you so that you will obey my laws. You will carefully obey my commands.
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- Ezekiel 36:27 I will put my Spirit inside you Or “I will make my Spirit live among you.”
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