Psalm 51: Psalm of David Repentance.

 **"PSALM 51: A BROKEN HYMN"**  

*(Poetic Adaptation of David's Repentance Psalm)*  

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### **1. MERCY’S PLEA** *(v.1-2)*  

*"Not justice—*mercy*, God I plead,  

Wash me till no stain remains.  

Not just surface, but the seed—  

Blot out all my guilty chains."*  

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### **2. SIN’S CONFESSION** *(v.3-5)*  

*"My rebellion haunts my sight,  

Twisted from my mother’s womb.  

Every day this inward blight—  

You desire *truth* in hidden rooms."*  

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### **3. HYSSOP’S TOUCH** *(v.6-9)*  

*"Purge me with that priestly branch,  

Sprinkle grace on fractured bone.  

Let me hear the angels dance—  

‘Clean!’ they’ll shout before Your throne."*  

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### **4. HEART TRANSPLANT** *(v.10-12)*  

*"Take this heart of stone and break,  

Mold it soft with holy fire.  

Don’t discard me—*remake*!  

Lift me from the ash and mire."*  

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### **5. JOY RESTORED** *(v.13-15)*  

*"Then I’ll teach the lost Your ways,  

Singing through redeemed lips.  

Broken psalms become true praise—  

When mercy lifts the whip."*  

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### **6. TRUE SACRIFICE** *(v.16-19)*  

*"You want no bull upon the pyre,  

Just my soul laid bare, undone.  

Contrite heart—Your one desire,  

Crushed to spark redemption’s sun."*  

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**SCRIPTURAL ECHOES:**  

- *v.7* → Hebrews 9:14 (Hyssop’s fulfillment in Christ)  

- *v.10* → Ezekiel 36:26 (New heart promise)  

- *v.17* → Psalm 34:18 (God near the broken)  

**MODERN REFRAIN OPTION:**  

*"Mercy, mercy, drown my shame—  

Wash me in the Lamb’s own pain.  

Not my tears, but *His* blood speaks:  

‘You are clean,’ my Savior shrieks."*  

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This poem distills David’s raw confession into lyrical form. 

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