Psalm 51:12

New Catholic Bible

¹²Create^[a] in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a resolute spirit within me.

Psalm 51:12 Create: verb reserved only for God (see Gen 1) and describing the act by which he brings into existence something new and wonderful (see Ex 34:10; Isa 48:7; 65:17; Jer 31:22). The justification of a sinner is the divine work par excellence (see Ezek 36:25f). Heart: see note on Ps 4:8.

New Catholic Bible (NCB)