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.
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 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is continually 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, 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 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Purge 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 gladness and joy; [that] the bones which thou hast 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 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 steadfast 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 the spirit of thy holiness from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto 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: my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast 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 a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build 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 shalt thou have sacrifices of righteousness, burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering; then shall they offer up bullocks upon thine altar.
