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Psalms 51 · Preschool

A Clean Heart

Name Date

Color the big heart and the water. God can make our hearts clean.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.”

Psalms 51:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When we do wrong, we can tell God we are sorry. He forgives and makes our hearts clean. Let's say sorry to God together.

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Psalms 51 · Kindergarten

Wash Me

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

CLEAN
HEART
WASH
SNOW
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Psalms 51:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HEART
WASH
SNOW
PRAY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw something washed white as snow.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me and making my heart clean. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you ask God to make you new inside?
  • What can God make clean?

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Psalms 51 · Grade 1

Sorry, God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

MERCY
CLEAN
HEART
JOY
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Psalms 51:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

David asks God for mercy.
Wash me from my sin.
I will be whiter than snow.
Create in me a clean heart.
Give me back the joy of your salvation.

Wash Me Clean

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity

Create in me a clean heart

Restore to me the joy of your salvation

According to the multitude of your tender mercies

Draw something washed white as snow.

Memory Verse

“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.”

Psalms 51:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me and making my heart clean. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you say sorry to God?
  • How did David feel?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Psalms 51 · Grade 2

Make Me Clean

Name Date

Read the Story

David did something wrong. He was sorry. He prayed to God. He said, Have mercy on me, God. He asked God to wash him and make him clean.

He said, Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. He asked God for a clean heart. He asked God to give back his joy. God does not turn away a sorry heart.

Memory Verse

“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.”

Psalms 51:10 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What did David ask God for?

    MercyA clean heartHis sin

  2. What did David want God to wash?

    The joy of God's salvationSnowHis sin

  3. He will be whiter than what?

    A clean heartThe joy of God's salvationSnow

  4. What kind of heart did David ask for?

    His sinThe joy of God's salvationA clean heart

  5. What did David want back?

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

SKLOHEARTOPVNFRARVWAIHWPWNEUHORMAYHSCWIEIESMNMLPTGTRHOJWESENUCWAOPAIRCOYDBYSNRDBD
  • SPIRIT
  • WHITER
  • MERCY
  • CLEAN
  • HEART
  • WASH
  • SNOW
  • JOY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me and making my heart clean. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • David promised to teach others God's ways. How can you help a friend do right?
  • David longed for his lips to praise. How can you praise God with your mouth?

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Psalms 51 · Grade 3

Create in Me a Clean Heart

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Read the Story

The title says David wrote this psalm when Nathan the prophet came to him. David had sinned. He did not hide it. He prayed, Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness.

David said that he knew his sin. It was always on his mind. He asked God to wash him. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. He prayed, Create in me a clean heart, O God.

David asked God not to take his Holy Spirit from him. He asked for the joy of salvation again. He said that God will not despise a broken and contrite heart. That means a heart that is truly sorry.

Memory Verse

“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.”

Psalms 51:10 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who came to David, as the title says?

  2. What did David ask God to do with his sin?

  3. What did David want to be whiter than?

  4. What did David ask God to create in him?

  5. What kind of heart will God not despise?

Wash Me Clean

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

RMBDSIHEOCJWRPNWSDSRTDIDHHHNCABRCIEUOLMEIJTATWEPETBERYGACORJRTDGNSVUCOOOGUPHUGYYP
  • SPIRIT
  • WHITER
  • MERCY
  • CLEAN
  • HEART
  • WASH
  • SNOW
  • JOY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me and making my heart clean. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The king admitted his guilt. How can you be honest with God about your wrongs?
  • How can you tell God you are really sorry?

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Psalms 51 · Grade 4

Mercy for a Sorry Heart

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 51 calls it a Psalm by David. The title says he wrote it when Nathan the prophet came to him after David had sinned with Bathsheba. David does not make excuses. He begins, Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness.

David asks God to blot out his transgressions and wash him from his iniquity. He says his sin is constantly before him. He asks God to purify him with hyssop, a plant used for cleansing, so he will be whiter than snow. Then he prays, Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

David asks God to restore the joy of his salvation. Then he will teach sinners God's ways. He knows God does not delight in sacrifice alone. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, and God will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

Show What You Know

  1. How does David begin his prayer?

  2. What is hyssop?

  3. What does David ask God to renew?

  4. What will David do after his joy is restored?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

washspiritwhitercleanmercy
  1. He begins, Have on me, God, according to your loving kindness.
  2. David asks God to blot out his transgressions and him from his iniquity.
  3. He asks God to purify him with hyssop, a plant used for cleansing, so he will be than snow.
  4. Then he prays, Create in me a heart, O God.
  5. Renew a right within me.

Think About It

  1. David told God the truth about his sin. Why is it good to be honest with God?

  2. David asked for a clean heart. What would you like God to make new in you?

Memory Verse

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.”

Psalms 51:17 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me and making my heart clean. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean to confess sin?
  • Why does David not make excuses?

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Psalms 51 · Grade 5

Create in Me a Clean Heart

Name Date

Read and Think

The title of Psalm 51 says David wrote it when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Instead of hiding his sin, David confesses it. He appeals to God's loving kindness and the multitude of his tender mercies, asking God to blot out his transgressions.

David admits, Against you, and you only, I have sinned. He says he was born in iniquity, meaning sin has been part of him from the start. He asks for more than forgiveness: he asks God to create in him a clean heart and renew a right spirit within him. He pleads, Don't take your Holy Spirit from me.

David knows that burnt offerings alone do not please God. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a heart that is truly sorry. Once forgiven, David promises to teach transgressors God's ways and to sing of his righteousness. The psalm ends with a prayer for Zion and the walls of Jerusalem.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does David appeal to God's loving kindness?

  2. What does David ask for besides forgiveness?

  3. What are the sacrifices of God?

  4. What will David do once he is forgiven?

Crossword

34215

Across

  1. Have ____ on me.
  2. ____ me thoroughly from my iniquity.
  3. And don’t take your Holy ____ from me.

Down

  1. Create in me a ____ heart.
  2. You will not despise a broken and contrite ____.

Think About It

  1. David asked for a new heart, not just to escape trouble. What is the difference?

  2. How can a person who has been forgiven help others turn back to God?

Memory Verse

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.”

Psalms 51:17 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me and making my heart clean. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why does God want a sorry heart more than a sacrifice?
  • How does God's forgiveness change the way you live?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.