詩篇 51
1 達味詩歌，交與樂官。 作於納堂先知前來指責他與巴特舍巴犯姦之後。 天主，求你按照你的仁慈憐憫我，依你豐厚的慈愛，消滅我的罪惡。
For the Chief Musician. A psalm of David: when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness; according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 求你把我的過犯洗盡，求你把我的罪惡除淨，
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 因為我認清了我的過犯，我的罪惡常在我的眼前。
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4 我得罪了你，惟獨得罪了你，因為我作了你視為惡的事；因此，在你的判決上顯出你公義，在你的斷案上，顯出你的正直。
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
5 是的，我自出世便染上了罪惡，我的母親在罪惡中懷孕了我。
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 你既然喜愛那出自內心的誠實，求在我心的深處教我認識智慧。
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 求你以牛膝草灑我，使我皎潔，求你洗滌我，使我比雪還要白。
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 求你賜我聽見快慰和喜樂，使你粉碎的骨骸重新歡躍。
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 求你掩面別看我的罪過，求你除掉我的一切罪惡。
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 天主，求你給我再造一顆純潔的心，使我重獲堅固的精神。
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 求你不要從你面前把我拋棄，不要從我身上收回你的聖神。
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 求你使我重獲你救恩的喜樂，求你以慷慨的精神來扶持我。
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation: and uphold me with a free spirit.
13 我要教導你的道路給作惡者，罪人們都要回頭，向你奔赴。
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 天主，我的救主，求你免我血債，我的舌頭必要歌頌你的慈愛。
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 我主，求你開啟我的口唇，我要親口宣揚你的光榮。
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 因為你既然不喜悅祭獻，我獻全燔祭，你也不喜歡。
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt offering.
17 天主，我的祭獻就是這痛悔的精神，天主，你不輕看痛悔和謙卑的赤心。
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 上主，求你以慈愛恩待熙雍，求你重修耶路撒冷城。
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 那時你必悅納合法之祭，犧牲和全燔祭獻；那時，人必要把牛犢奉獻於你的祭壇。
Then shalt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
