詩篇 51
1 大衛與拔示巴同室以後，先知拿單來見他；他作這詩，交與伶長。 上帝啊，求你按你的慈愛憐恤我！ 按你豐盛的慈悲塗抹我的過犯！
To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
2 求你將我的罪孽洗除淨盡， 並潔除我的罪！
Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 因為，我知道我的過犯； 我的罪常在我面前。
For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is continually before me.
4 我向你犯罪，惟獨得罪了你； 在你眼前行了這惡， 以致你責備我的時候顯為公義， 判斷我的時候顯為清正。
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight; that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.
5 我是在罪孽裏生的， 在我母親懷胎的時候就有了罪。
Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 你所喜愛的是內裏誠實； 你在我隱密處，必使我得智慧。
Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
7 求你用牛膝草潔淨我，我就乾淨； 求你洗滌我，我就比雪更白。
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 求你使我得聽歡喜快樂的聲音， 使你所壓傷的骨頭可以踴躍。
Make me to hear gladness and joy; [that] the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 求你掩面不看我的罪， 塗抹我一切的罪孽。
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 上帝啊，求你為我造清潔的心， 使我裏面重新有正直的靈。
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 不要丟棄我，使我離開你的面； 不要從我收回你的聖靈。
Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not the spirit of thy holiness from me.
12 求你使我仍得救恩之樂， 賜我樂意的靈扶持我，
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me.
13 我就把你的道指教有過犯的人， 罪人必歸順你。
I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee.
14 上帝啊，你是拯救我的上帝； 求你救我脫離流人血的罪！ 我的舌頭就高聲歌唱你的公義。
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 主啊，求你使我嘴唇張開， 我的口便傳揚讚美你的話！
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
16 你本不喜愛祭物，若喜愛，我就獻上； 燔祭，你也不喜悅。
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
17 上帝所要的祭就是憂傷的靈； 上帝啊，憂傷痛悔的心，你必不輕看。
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 求你隨你的美意善待錫安， 建造耶路撒冷的城牆。
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 那時，你必喜愛公義的祭 和燔祭並全牲的燔祭； 那時，人必將公牛獻在你壇上。
Then shalt thou have sacrifices of righteousness, burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering; then shall they offer up bullocks upon thine altar.
