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 chief musician. A psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had slept with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, God, because of your covenant faithfulness; for the sake of the multitude of your merciful actions, blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always 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, you only, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight; you are right when you speak; you are correct when you judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
See, I was born in iniquity; as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin.
6 Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom.
See, you desire trustworthiness in my inner self; and you teach me wisdom in the secret place within.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou have broken may rejoice.
Make me hear joy and gladness so that the bones that you have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, God, and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
Do not drive me away from your presence, and do not take 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, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee.
Then will I teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will be converted to you.
14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Forgive me for shedding blood, God of my salvation, and I will shout for the joy of your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will express your praise.
16 For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt offering.
For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you have no pleasure in burnt offerings.
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 broken spirit. You, God, will not despise a broken and a contrite heart.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion. Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild 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 will you delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then our people will offer bulls on your altar.
