Psalms 51
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me clean of 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 always before me.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
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.
5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
Hide thy 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, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee.
14 Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
18 In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion. Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
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.
