Psalms 51

1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

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.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.

Thoroughly wash me from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin,

3 For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.

For I know my transgressions, And my sin [is] continually before me.

4 Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

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.

5 Look, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, I have been brought forth in iniquity, And my mother conceives me in sin.

6 Look, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Behold, You have desired truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You cause me to know Wisdom.

7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

You cleanse me with hyssop and I am clean, Wash me, and I am whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

You cause me to hear joy and gladness, You make bones You have bruised joyful.

9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

Hide Your face from my sin. And blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Create for me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me.

11 Do not throw me from your presence, and do not take your holy Spirit from me.

Do not cast me forth from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And a willing spirit sustains me.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.

I teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners return to You.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue sings of Your righteousness.

15 Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.

O Lord, you open my lips, And my mouth declares Your praise.

16 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

For You do not desire sacrifice, or I give [it], You do not accept burnt-offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, You do not despise.

18 Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Do good in Your good pleasure with Zion, You build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.

Then You desire sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on your altar!