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!
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving kindness: according to the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin!
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever 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 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.
5 Behold! I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, I was shaped in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold! thou desirest truth in the heart; So teach me wisdom in my inmost soul!
Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part you shall make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, until I be clean; Wash me, until I be whiter than snow!
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, So that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice!
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities!
Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my 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 within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence, And take not thy holy spirit from me!
Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your 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 your salvation; and uphold me with your free spirit.
13 Then will I teach thy ways to transgressors, And sinners shall be converted to thee.
Then will I teach transgressors your ways; and sinners shall be converted to you.
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 bloodguiltiness, O God, you God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
15 O Lord! open thou my lips, That my mouth may show forth thy praise!
O Lord, open you my lips; and my mouth shall show forth your praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.
For you desire not sacrifice; else would I give it: you delight not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God! thou wilt not despise!
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 Do good to Zion according to thy mercy; Build up the walls of Jerusalem!
Do good in your good pleasure to Zion: build you the walls of Jerusalem.
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 shall you be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks on your altar.
