Psalms 51
1 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.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me.
4 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.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done [this] evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, [and] be clear when thou judgest.
5 For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
Make me to hear joy and gladness; [that] the bones [which] thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] free spirit.
13 I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.
[Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it: ] thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
