Psalms 51
1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba. Be merciful to me, O God, according to your great mercy. And, according to the plentitude of your compassion, wipe out my iniquity.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your loving kindness: according unto the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me once again from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against you only have I sinned, and I have done evil before your eyes. And so, you are justified in your words, and you will prevail when you give judgment.
Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight: that you might be justified when you speak, and be clear when you judge.
5 For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sinfulness did my mother conceive me.
Behold, I was formed in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 For behold, you have loved truth. The obscure and hidden things of your wisdom, you have manifested to me.
Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part you shall make me to know wisdom.
7 You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed. You will wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 In my hearing, you will grant gladness and rejoicing. And the bones that have been humbled will exult.
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
9 Turn your face away from my sins, and erase all my iniquities.
Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create a clean heart in me, O God. And renew an upright spirit within my inmost being.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from your face; and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your holy spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit.
Restore unto me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with your free spirit.
13 I will teach the unjust your ways, and the impious will be converted to you.
Then will I teach transgressors your ways; and sinners shall be converted unto you.
14 Free me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will extol your justice.
Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, you God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
15 O Lord, you will open my lips, and my mouth will announce your praise.
O Lord, open you my lips; and my mouth shall show forth your praise.
16 For if you had desired sacrifice, I would certainly have given it, but with holocausts, you will not be delighted.
For you desire not sacrifice; else would I give it: you delight not in burnt offering.
17 A crushed spirit is a sacrifice to God. A contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 Act kindly, Lord, in your good will toward Zion, so that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
Do good in your good pleasure unto Zion: build you the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations, and holocausts. Then they will lay calves upon your altar.
Then shall you be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon your altar.
