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 the chief musician, a psalm of David, When Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in unto Bath-sheba'.” Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy kindness: according to the greatness of thy mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Thoroughly wash me from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin,
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin [is] continually before me.
For of my transgressions I have full knowledge; and my sin is before me continually.
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.
To thee, thee only, have I sinned, and what is evil in thy eyes have I done: —in order that thou mightest be righteous when thou speakest, be justified when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I have been brought forth in iniquity, And my mother conceives me in sin.
Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, You have desired truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You cause me to know Wisdom.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: therefore do thou cause me to know wisdom in the recesses [of the heart].
7 You cleanse me with hyssop and I am clean, Wash me, and I am whiter than snow.
Cleanse me from sin with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 You cause me to hear joy and gladness, You make bones You have bruised joyful.
Cause me to hear gladness and joy; that the bones which thou hast crushed may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sin. And blot out all my iniquities.
Hide thy face from my sins, and all my iniquities do thou blot out.
10 Create for me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me.
Create unto me a clean heart, O God; and a firm spirit renew thou within me.
11 Do not cast me forth from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Cast me not away from thy presence; and thy holy spirit do not take from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And a willing spirit sustains me.
Restore unto me the gladness of thy salvation; and with a liberal spirit do thou support me.—
13 I teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners return to You.
I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee.
14 Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue sings of Your righteousness.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [that] my tongue may sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, you open my lips, And my mouth declares Your praise.
O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or I give [it], You do not accept burnt-offering.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: in burnt-offering hast thou no delight.
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 broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, wilt thou not despise.
18 Do good in Your good pleasure with Zion, You build the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in thy favor unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You desire sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on your altar!
Then wilt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt-offering and entire offering: then shall bullocks be offered upon thy altar.
