Psalms 51
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
For the end, a Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he had gone to Bersabee. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your great mercy; and according to the multitude of your compassions blot out my transgression.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
For I am conscious of mine iniquity; and my sin is continually before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, that thou may be justified when thou speak, and may prevail when thou are criticized.
Against you only have I sinned, and done evil before you: that you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom.
For, behold, you love truth: you have manifested to me the secret and hidden things of your wisdom.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: you shall wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou have broken may rejoice.
You shall cause me to hear gladness and joy: the afflicted bones shall rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Turn away your face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
Cast me not away from your presence; and remove not your holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation: establish me with your directing Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee.
[Then] will I teach transgressors your ways; and ungodly men shall turn to you.
14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall joyfully declare your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O Lord, you shall open my lips; and my mouth shall declare your praise.
16 For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt offering.
For if you desired sacrifice, I would have given [it]: you will not take pleasure in whole burnt offerings.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion. Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good, O Lord, to Sion in your good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
19 Then thou will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and in whole burnt offering. Then they will offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Then shall you be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, offering, and whole burnt sacrifices: then shall they offer calves upon your altar.
