After he had committed adultery with Bath - sheba, David implored Jehovah: “Create in me a pure heart,... and put within me a new spirit, a steadfast one. ”
Kad viņš bija pārkāpis laulību ar Batsebu, viņš lūdza Jehovu: ” Radi manī.. šķīstu sirdi un atjauno manī pastāvīgu garu! ” ( Ps. 51: 12, 14.)