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.
To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. When Nathan the Prophet had come to him, after he had gone in unto Bath-sheba. Be favorable unto me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness, And, in the multitude of thy compassions, blot out my transgressions;
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And, from my sin, make me pure;
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
For, my transgressions, do, I, acknowledge, And, my sin, is before me continually:
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 thee—against thee alone, have I sinned, And, wickedness—in thine eyes, have I done, —That thou mayest, Be justified when thou speakest, —Be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
Lo! in iniquity, was I brought forth, And, in sin, 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.
Lo! faithfulness, hast thou desired in the inward parts, Yea, in the hidden part, wilt thou cause me to know, wisdom.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Wilt thou cleanse me from sin with hyssop, That I may be pure? Wilt thou wash me, That I may be whiter, than snow?
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou have broken may rejoice.
Wilt thou cause me to hear joy and gladness? The bones thou hast crushed would exult.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Hide thy face from my sins, —And, all mine iniquities, blot out;
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
Do not cast me away from thy presence, And, thy Holy Spirit, do not take from me:
12 Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, And, with a willing spirit, wilt thou uphold me: —
13 Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee.
I would teach transgressors thy ways, And, sinners, unto thee, should return.
14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Rescue me from shed-blood, O God, the God of my salvation, My tongue should shout thy righteousness;
15 O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O My Lord! my lips, wilt thou open, And, my mouth, shall declare thy praise.
16 For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt offering.
For thou wilt not desire sacrifice—that I should give it, Ascending-offering, will not please:
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
The sacrifices of God, are a spirit that is broken, —A heart—broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion. Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good, in thy good-pleasure, unto Zion, Wilt thou build the walls of Jerusalem!
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, shalt thou desire the sacrifices of righteousness, Ascending-sacrifice and whole burnt-offering, Then, shall ascend upon thine altar, young bulls.
