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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
(Ps 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
(Lu 22:32);
for
Ps 51:11
shows that he had not lost God's presence and Spirit
(1Sa 16:13),
though he had lost the "joy of his salvation"
(Ps 51:12),
for whose return he prays.
right spirit--literally, "constant," "firm," not yielding to
temptation.
JFB.
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