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.
Unto the end, a psalm of David, When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bethsabee. Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.
2 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me yet more 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 iniquity, and my sin is always 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.
To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged.
5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.
6 Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
Turn away 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 a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.
11 Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Cast me not away from thy face; 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 unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked 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, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.
15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
O Lord, thou wilt 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 if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.
