Psalms 51
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving kindness: according to the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercie vpon me, O God, according to thy louing kindnes: according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquities.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.
4 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.
Against thee, against thee onely haue I sinned, and done euill in thy sight, that thou mayest be iust when thou speakest, and pure when thou iudgest.
5 Behold, I was shaped in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.
6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part you shall make me to know wisdom.
Beholde, thou louest trueth in the inwarde affections: therefore hast thou taught mee wisedome in the secret of mine heart.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Purge me with hyssope, and I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
Make me to heare ioye and gladnes, that the bones, which thou hast broken, may reioyce.
9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Hide thy face from my sinnes, and put away all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in mee a cleane heart, O God, and renue a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your holy spirit from me.
Cast mee not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with your free spirit.
Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors your ways; and sinners shall be converted to you.
Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked, and sinners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, you God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
Deliuer me from blood, O God, which art the God of my saluation, and my tongue shall sing ioyfully of thy righteousnes.
15 O Lord, open you my lips; and my mouth shall show forth your praise.
Open thou my lippes, O Lord, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.
16 For you desire not sacrifice; else would I give it: you delight not in burnt offering.
For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not 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 contrite spirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion: build you the walls of Jerusalem.
Bee fauourable vnto Zion for thy good pleasure: builde the walles of Ierusalem.
19 Then shall you be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks on your altar.
Then shalt thou accept ye sacrifices of righteousnes, euen the burnt offering and oblation: then shall they offer calues vpon thine altar.
