Psalms 51
1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after his intercourse with Bathsheba.” Be gracious unto me, O God! according to thy loving kindness; According to the greatness of thy mercy, blot out my transgressions!
For the end, a Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he had gone to Bersabee. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgression.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin!
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.
For I am conscious of mine iniquity; and my sin is continually before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And in thy sight have I done evil; So that thou art just in thy sentence, And righteous in thy judgment.
Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil before thee: that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
5 Behold! I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.
For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold! thou desirest truth in the heart; So teach me wisdom in my inmost soul!
For, behold, thou lovest truth: thou hast manifested to me the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, until I be clean; Wash me, until I be whiter than snow!
Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, So that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice!
Thou shalt cause me to hear gladness and joy: the afflicted bones shall rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities!
Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create within me a clean heart, O God! Renew within me a steadfast spirit!
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence, And take not thy holy spirit from me!
Cast me not away from thy presence; and remove not thy holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of thy protection, And strengthen me with a willing spirit!
Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: establish me with thy directing Spirit.
13 Then will I teach thy ways to transgressors, And sinners shall be converted to thee.
[Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and ungodly men shall turn to thee.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of blood, O God, the God of my salvation! That my tongue may sing aloud of thy goodness!
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness.
15 O Lord! open thou my lips, That my mouth may show forth thy praise!
O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.
For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given [it]: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings.
17 The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God! thou wilt not despise!
Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
18 Do good to Zion according to thy mercy; Build up the walls of Jerusalem!
Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt-offerings and complete offerings; Then shall bullocks be offered upon thine altar.
Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, offering, and whole-burnt-sacrifices: then shall they offer calves upon thine altar.
