Psalms 51
1 For the Leader. A Psalm of David; When Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Be gracious unto me, O God, according to Thy mercy; according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgressions.
To victorie, the salm of Dauid; `whanne Nathan the prophete cam to hym, whanne he entride to Bersabee. God, haue thou merci on me; bi thi greet merci. And bi the mychilnesse of thi merciful doyngis; do thou awei my wickidnesse.
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
More waische thou me fro my wickidnesse; and clense thou me fro my synne.
3 For I know my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me.
For Y knouleche my wickidnesse; and my synne is euere ayens me.
4 Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in Thy sight; that Thou mayest be justified when Thou speakest, and be in the right when Thou judgest.
I haue synned to thee aloone, and Y haue do yuel bifor thee; that thou be iustified in thi wordis, and ouercome whanne thou art demed. For lo!
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Y was conseyued in wickednessis; and my modir conceyuede me in synnes.
6 Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts; make me, therefore, to know wisdom in mine inmost heart.
For lo! thou louedist treuthe; thou hast schewid to me the vncerteyn thingis, and pryuy thingis of thi wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Lord, sprenge thou me with ysope, and Y schal be clensid; waische thou me, and Y schal be maad whijt more than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which Thou hast crushed may rejoice.
Yyue thou ioie, and gladnesse to myn heryng; and boonys maad meke schulen ful out make ioye.
9 Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Turne awei thi face fro my synnes; and do awei alle my wickidnesses.
10 Create me a clean heart, O God; and renew a stedfast spirit within me.
God, make thou a clene herte in me; and make thou newe a riytful spirit in my entrailis.
11 Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy holy spirit from me.
Caste thou me not awei fro thi face; and take thou not awei fro me thin hooli spirit.
12 Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and let a willing spirit uphold me.
Yiue thou to me the gladnesse of thyn helthe; and conferme thou me with the principal spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return unto Thee.
I schal teche wickid men thi weies; and vnfeithful men schulen be conuertid to thee.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; so shall my tongue sing aloud of Thy righteousness.
God, the God of myn helthe, delyuere thou me fro bloodis; and my tunge schal ioyfuli synge thi riytfulnesse.
15 O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
Lord, `opene thou my lippis; and my mouth schal telle thi preysyng.
16 For Thou delightest not in sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
For if thou haddist wold sacrifice, Y hadde youe; treuli thou schalt not delite in brent sacrifices.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
A sacrifice to God is a spirit troblid; God, thou schalt not dispise a contrit herte and `maad meke.
18 Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Lord, do thou benygneli in thi good wille to Syon; that the wallis of Jerusalem be bildid.
19 Then wilt Thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt-offering and whole offering; then will they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.
Thanne thou schalt take plesauntli the sacrifice of riytfulnesse, offryngis, and brent sacrifices; thanne thei schulen putte calues on thin auter.
