Psalms 51
1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID, IN THE COMING OF NATHAN THE PROPHET TO HIM WHEN HE HAS GONE IN TO BATHSHEBA. Favor me, O God, according to Your kindness, According to the abundance of Your 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 Thoroughly wash me from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin,
Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.
3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin [is] continually before me.
For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.
4 Against You, You only, I have sinned, And done evil in Your eyes, So that You are righteous in Your words, You are pure in Your judging.
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 have been brought forth in iniquity, And my mother conceives me in sin.
Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.
6 Behold, You have desired truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You cause 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 You cleanse me with hyssop and I am clean, Wash me, and I am whiter than snow.
Purge me with hyssope, and I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.
8 You cause me to hear joy and gladness, You make bones You have bruised joyful.
Make me to heare ioye and gladnes, that the bones, which thou hast broken, may reioyce.
9 Hide Your face from my sin. And blot out all my iniquities.
Hide thy face from my sinnes, and put away all mine iniquities.
10 Create for 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 Do not cast me forth from Your presence, And do not take 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 a willing spirit sustains me.
Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.
13 I teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners return to You.
Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked, and sinners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.
14 Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue sings 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, you open my lips, And my mouth declares Your praise.
Open thou my lippes, O Lord, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.
16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or I give [it], You do not accept 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 heart broken and bruised, O God, You do 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 with Zion, You build the walls of Jerusalem.
Bee fauourable vnto Zion for thy good pleasure: builde the walles of Ierusalem.
19 Then You desire sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then 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.
