Create in Me a Clean Heart: Experiencing God's Abundant Mercy in Psalm 51

“There are unavoidable principles and patterns embedded in both the theology and the psychology of the gospel, such as the relationship between consciousness of our sinfulness and our need for the pardoning grace of Christ, the connection between how much we have been forgiven and how much we love Christ, and the combination of demolition and reconstruction essential for our growth in Christlikeness. Dr. Matt Boswell is a spiritual physician who understands these biblical principles. In Create in Me a Clean Heart, he guides us through Psalm 51 and illuminates King David’s profound experience of sin and forgiveness and of grace and new life. He does so firmly but also lovingly; he writes wisely but also with personal warmth. Amid the cacophony of misleading self-help, self-esteem, and self-forgiveness books, Matt Boswell points us to the help we really need. He is a skilled soul physician worth consulting.”

“Fresh, insightful, touchingly illustrated, and filled with the gospel, this book is a treasure. I was deeply moved. If you are grieving over your sin—or praying for someone who needs to grieve over his or her sin—this exposition of Psalm 51 will flood you with hope. What Dane Ortlund’s Gentle and Lowly is to Matthew 11:28–30, Matt Boswell’s Create in Me a Clean Heart is to Psalm 51. Read this book with an open Bible and an open heart, and you will be richly blessed.”

“Create in Me a Clean Heart is a model meditation on Psalm 51. This accessible exposition will equip readers to experience the joy of repentance as it walks them through Psalm 51, interacting with the works of the Puritans and other theologians along the way. It is a great resource for those who long to know more of the joy of repentance.”