Psalm 51

David after Bathsheba and Uriah, confronted by Nathan. It's the opposite of Genesis 3's hiding: "my sin is always before me." He doesn't excuse, blame, or minimize. He appeals only to God's chesed and compassion and asks for a new heart, not just a clean record. The goal of forgiveness is restored joy: "Restore to me the joy of Your salvation." God doesn't despise a broken heart.

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10)

Versions/Hebrew: "Create" in 51:10 is bara [1254], the verb of Genesis 1:1, used in the Bible only with God as subject. David asks for a new creation, not a repair. YLT has the weaker "prepare."